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Architecture: Form, Space, & Order Architecture: Form, Space, & Order (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 3,840 ratings — published 1979
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Towards a New Architecture (Dover Architecture) Towards a New Architecture (Dover Architecture)
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avg rating 3.94 — 4,655 ratings — published 1923
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The Architecture of Happiness The Architecture of Happiness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 656 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.86 — 13,354 ratings — published 2006
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
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avg rating 4.42 — 5,100 ratings — published 1977
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101 Things I Learned in Architecture School 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 5,413 ratings — published 2006
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Thinking Architecture Thinking Architecture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 3,247 ratings — published 1998
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The Poetics of Space The Poetics of Space (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 10,167 ratings — published 1957
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 548 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.30 — 17,585 ratings — published 1961
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The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses (Paperback)
by (shelved 528 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.38 — 3,812 ratings — published 1996
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The Ten Books on Architecture The Ten Books on Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 2,556 ratings — published -15
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Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 471 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,830 ratings — published 1957
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In Praise of Shadows In Praise of Shadows (Paperback)
by (shelved 440 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.03 — 24,380 ratings — published 1933
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The Image of the City The Image of the City (Paperback)
by (shelved 418 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,946 ratings — published 1960
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Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan (Paperback)
by (shelved 417 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,413 ratings — published 1978
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Modern Architecture: A Critical History Modern Architecture: A Critical History (Paperback)
by (shelved 365 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,028 ratings — published 1980
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Learning from Las Vegas: The Forgotten Symbolism of Architectural Form Learning from Las Vegas: The Forgotten Symbolism of Architectural Form (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2,376 ratings — published 1972
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S, M, L, XL S, M, L, XL (Hardcover)
by (shelved 352 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,792 ratings — published 1995
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The Architecture of the City (Oppositions Books) The Architecture of the City (Oppositions Books)
by (shelved 329 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,219 ratings — published 1966
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Experiencing Architecture Experiencing Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 319 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,973 ratings — published 1959
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Atmospheres: Architectural Environments. Surrounding Objects Atmospheres: Architectural Environments. Surrounding Objects (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 2,119 ratings — published 2006
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The Timeless Way of Building The Timeless Way of Building (Hardcover)
by (shelved 314 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,406 ratings — published 1978
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A Visual Dictionary of Architecture A Visual Dictionary of Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 305 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,698 ratings — published 1995
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Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 26,954 ratings — published 1999
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How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 1,770 ratings — published 1994
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Invisible Cities Invisible Cities (Paperback)
by (shelved 280 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.11 — 85,249 ratings — published 1972
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The Fountainhead The Fountainhead (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 254 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.88 — 324,966 ratings — published 1943
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Modern Architecture Since 1900 Modern Architecture Since 1900 (Paperback)
by (shelved 233 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,183 ratings — published 1982
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 691,242 ratings — published 2003
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Neufert Architects' Data, Third Edition Neufert Architects' Data, Third Edition (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 1,761 ratings — published 1970
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Building Construction Illustrated Building Construction Illustrated (Paperback)
by (shelved 212 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,533 ratings — published 2014
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Yes is More: An Archicomic on Architectural Evolution Yes is More: An Archicomic on Architectural Evolution (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,448 ratings — published 2009
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From Bauhaus to Our House From Bauhaus to Our House (Paperback)
by (shelved 202 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.76 — 3,907 ratings — published 1981
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The Seven Lamps of Architecture (Dover Architecture) The Seven Lamps of Architecture (Dover Architecture)
by (shelved 192 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.84 — 894 ratings — published 1849
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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
by (shelved 190 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.34 — 770,577 ratings — published 1989
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Architectural Graphics Architectural Graphics (Paperback)
by (shelved 186 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,050 ratings — published 1974
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Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 177 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,240 ratings — published 1971
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Cities for People Cities for People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 176 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.35 — 2,130 ratings — published 2010
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The Four Books of Architecture The Four Books of Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 176 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.15 — 588 ratings — published 1570
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Architecture Without Architects: A Short Introduction to Non-Pedigreed Architecture Architecture Without Architects: A Short Introduction to Non-Pedigreed Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 173 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.23 — 697 ratings — published 1965
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Architecture As Space Architecture As Space (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 668 ratings — published 1948
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Design Like You Give A Damn: Architectural Responses To Humanitarian Crises Design Like You Give A Damn: Architectural Responses To Humanitarian Crises (Paperback)
by (shelved 157 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.12 — 839 ratings — published 2006
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At Home: A Short History of Private Life At Home: A Short History of Private Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 152 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.99 — 94,403 ratings — published 2010
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Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 151 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.16 — 476 ratings — published 1941
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Genius Loci: Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture Genius Loci: Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.25 — 484 ratings — published 1979
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Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 146 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.36 — 7,976 ratings — published 2012
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A Field Guide to American Houses A Field Guide to American Houses (Paperback)
by (shelved 142 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,305 ratings — published 1984
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The Thinking Hand: Existential and Embodied Wisdom in Architecture The Thinking Hand: Existential and Embodied Wisdom in Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 131 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.35 — 652 ratings — published 2009
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A Global History of Architecture A Global History of Architecture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 130 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.26 — 387 ratings — published 2006
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Cathedral: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Sandpiper) Cathedral: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Sandpiper)
by (shelved 128 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,273 ratings — published 1973
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Analysing Architecture: The universal language of place-making (Analysing Architecture Notebooks) Analysing Architecture: The universal language of place-making (Analysing Architecture Notebooks)
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avg rating 4.09 — 552 ratings — published 1997
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Rebecca Solnit
“Italian cities have long been held up as ideals, not least by New Yorkers and Londoners enthralled by the ways their architecture gives beauty and meaning to everyday acts.”
Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking

Winston S. Churchill
“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.”
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Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 7,423 ratings — published 2012
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A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 607 ratings — published 1985
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Castle Castle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,064 ratings — published 1977
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Loving Frank Loving Frank (Hardcover)
by (shelved 113 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.77 — 99,181 ratings — published 2007
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The Hidden Dimension The Hidden Dimension (Paperback)
by (shelved 111 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,455 ratings — published 1966
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The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 6,707 ratings — published 2020
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The Classical Language of Architecture The Classical Language of Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.01 — 582 ratings — published 1966
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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 12,108 ratings — published 2002
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Lessons for Students in Architecture Lessons for Students in Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 264 ratings — published 1991
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A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 5,146 ratings — published 1997
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Architecture and Disjunction Architecture and Disjunction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 330 ratings — published 1994
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Project Japan. Metabolism Talks... Project Japan. Metabolism Talks... (Paperback)
by (shelved 102 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.51 — 282 ratings — published 2011
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Why Architecture Matters (Why X Matters Series) Why Architecture Matters (Why X Matters Series)
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avg rating 3.77 — 549 ratings — published 2009
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How to Read Buildings: A Crash Course in Architectural Styles How to Read Buildings: A Crash Course in Architectural Styles (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.97 — 565 ratings — published 2008
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Questions of Perception: Phenomenology of Architecture Questions of Perception: Phenomenology of Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.28 — 261 ratings — published 1994
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Collage City (Mit Press) Collage City (Mit Press)
by (shelved 94 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.90 — 372 ratings — published 1978
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Home: A Short History of an Idea Home: A Short History of an Idea (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,585 ratings — published 1986
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A Burglar's Guide to the City A Burglar's Guide to the City (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.35 — 3,437 ratings — published 2015
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The BLDG BLOG Book The BLDG BLOG Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.22 — 422 ratings — published 2009
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Ornament and Crime: Selected Essays Ornament and Crime: Selected Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.71 — 568 ratings — published 1997
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Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History, And Meaning Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History, And Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 407 ratings — published 1993
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Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.95 — 821 ratings — published 1980
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Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,859 ratings — published 2014
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Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,374 ratings — published 1978
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The City of To-morrow and Its Planning (Dover Architecture) The City of To-morrow and Its Planning (Dover Architecture)
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avg rating 3.92 — 562 ratings — published 1947
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The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,248 ratings — published 1993
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Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 1,646 ratings — published 2020
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Theory and Design in the First Machine Age Theory and Design in the First Machine Age (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.20 — 264 ratings — published 1960
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Design Drawing Design Drawing (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 490 ratings — published
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Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 781 ratings — published 1992
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Clean Architecture Clean Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 6,215 ratings — published 2017
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Not So Big House Not So Big House (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 2,046 ratings — published 1998
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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,783 ratings — published 2002
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The Works: Anatomy of a City The Works: Anatomy of a City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,517 ratings — published 2005
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How Architecture Works: A Humanist's Toolkit How Architecture Works: A Humanist's Toolkit (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.73 — 366 ratings — published 2013
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Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.16 — 805 ratings — published 1971
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Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture: An Anthology of Architectural Theory 1965-1995 Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture: An Anthology of Architectural Theory 1965-1995 (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.15 — 281 ratings — published 1996
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Case Study Houses Case Study Houses (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.29 — 453 ratings — published 2002
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Programs and Manifestoes on 20th-Century Architechture Programs and Manifestoes on 20th-Century Architechture (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 72 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.92 — 261 ratings — published 1970
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Thermal Delight in Architecture (Mit Press) Thermal Delight in Architecture (Mit Press)
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avg rating 3.95 — 391 ratings — published 1979
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Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture. ( Twentieth Edition ) Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture. ( Twentieth Edition )
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avg rating 4.36 — 610 ratings — published 1896
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Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 5,479 ratings — published 2003
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Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,086 ratings — published 1977
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The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.32 — 855 ratings — published 1980
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Louis Kahn: Conversations with Students (Architecture at Rice, 26) Louis Kahn: Conversations with Students (Architecture at Rice, 26)
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avg rating 4.17 — 294 ratings — published 1998
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Architecture Depends Architecture Depends (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 204 ratings — published 2009
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City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,469 ratings — published 1974
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Interior Design Illustrated Interior Design Illustrated (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 468 ratings — published 1987
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications Designing Data-Intensive Applications (ebook)
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avg rating 4.71 — 8,614 ratings — published 2015
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The Architecture of Community The Architecture of Community (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 142 ratings — published 2009
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Michelangelo Buonarroti
“The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.”
Michelangelo

Juhani Pallasmaa
“The door handle is the handshake of the building.”
Juhani Pallasmaa, The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses

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Architecture and Utopia: Design and Capitalist Development Architecture and Utopia: Design and Capitalist Development (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 176 ratings — published 1976
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Notes on the Synthesis of Form Notes on the Synthesis of Form (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 709 ratings — published 1964
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Four Walls and a Roof: The Complex Nature of a Simple Profession Four Walls and a Roof: The Complex Nature of a Simple Profession (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.14 — 281 ratings — published 2017
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Species of Spaces and Other Pieces Species of Spaces and Other Pieces (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 3,506 ratings — published 1974
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Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 561 ratings — published 1991
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The Production of Space The Production of Space (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 2,137 ratings — published 1991
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Pyramid Pyramid (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 1,372 ratings — published 1975
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Manual of Section Manual of Section (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.51 — 131 ratings — published
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An Outline of European Architecture An Outline of European Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 217 ratings — published 1943
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The Stones of Venice The Stones of Venice (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 720 ratings — published 1853
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The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,412 ratings — published 1961
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World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
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avg rating 4.31 — 253,296 ratings — published 2007
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The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings (TED Books) The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings (TED Books)
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avg rating 3.74 — 564 ratings — published 2014
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A History of Western Architecture, 4th edition A History of Western Architecture, 4th edition (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 209 ratings — published 1986
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The Language of Architecture: 26 Principles Every Architect Should Know The Language of Architecture: 26 Principles Every Architect Should Know (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.04 — 70 ratings — published 2013
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Operative Design: A Catalog of Spatial Verbs Operative Design: A Catalog of Spatial Verbs (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 190 ratings — published 2012
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The Future of Architecture The Future of Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 140 ratings — published 1953
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Studies in Tectonic Culture: The Poetics of Construction in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Architecture Studies in Tectonic Culture: The Poetics of Construction in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Architecture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as architecture)
avg rating 4.23 — 171 ratings — published 1995
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The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 631 ratings — published 2000
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Precedents in Architecture: Analytic Diagrams, Formative Ideas, and Partis Precedents in Architecture: Analytic Diagrams, Formative Ideas, and Partis (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 123 ratings — published 1985
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How to Read Churches: A Crash Course in Ecclesiastical Architecture How to Read Churches: A Crash Course in Ecclesiastical Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 309 ratings — published 2011
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Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures (Perfect Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 119 ratings — published 2004
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Le Corbusier Le Corbusier (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.93 — 327 ratings — published 2004
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Citizens of No Place: An Architectural Graphic Novel Citizens of No Place: An Architectural Graphic Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.88 — 305 ratings — published 2012
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The Language of Cities The Language of Cities (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.66 — 971 ratings — published 2016
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CCCP: Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed CCCP: Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.48 — 619 ratings — published
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The Possibility of an Absolute Architecture (Writing Architecture) The Possibility of an Absolute Architecture (Writing Architecture)
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avg rating 4.22 — 187 ratings — published 2011
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Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.69 — 2,383 ratings — published 1992
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Green Architecture Green Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 351 ratings — published 2000
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Building Evolutionary Architectures: Support Constant Change Building Evolutionary Architectures: Support Constant Change (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 967 ratings — published 2022
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Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as architecture)
avg rating 3.93 — 358 ratings — published 1986
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Why We Build Why We Build (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 302 ratings — published 2012
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Building and Dwelling: Ethics for the City Building and Dwelling: Ethics for the City (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 806 ratings — published 2018
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The Secret Lives of Buildings: From the Ruins of the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in Thirteen Stories The Secret Lives of Buildings: From the Ruins of the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in Thirteen Stories (Hardcover)
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Introduction to Architecture Introduction to Architecture (Paperback)
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Where'd You Go, Bernadette Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Hardcover)
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Rem Koolhaas: Elements of Architecture Rem Koolhaas: Elements of Architecture (Hardcover)
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Architecture: Presence, Language, Place Architecture: Presence, Language, Place (Paperback)
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Writing About Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities (Architecture Briefs) Writing About Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities (Architecture Briefs)
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The Arcades Project The Arcades Project (Paperback)
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Atlas of Novel Tectonics Atlas of Novel Tectonics (Paperback)
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Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions (Hardcover)
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Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream (Paperback)
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On the Art of Building in Ten Books (Mit Press) On the Art of Building in Ten Books (Mit Press)
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Antoni Gaudi Antoni Gaudi (Hardcover)
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Le Corbusier Talks with Students Le Corbusier Talks with Students (Paperback)
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Hot to Cold: An Odyssey of Architectural Adaptation Hot to Cold: An Odyssey of Architectural Adaptation (Paperback)
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Mutations Mutations (Paperback)
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Architecture Theory Since 1968 Architecture Theory Since 1968 (Paperback)
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Software Architecture in Practice Software Architecture in Practice (Hardcover)
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Erik Pevernagie
“In the architecture of their life some may display Potemkin happiness in view of hiding the dark features of their fair weather relationship, preferring to set up a window dressing of fake satisfaction rather than being rejected as emotional outcasts. ("Absence of beauty was like hell")”
Erik Pevernagie

Henry David Thoreau
“They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar”
Henry David Thoreau, Walden and Civil Disobedience

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Architecture: A Very Short Introduction Architecture: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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Theoretical Anxiety and Design Strategies in the Work of Eight Contemporary Architects Theoretical Anxiety and Design Strategies in the Work of Eight Contemporary Architects (Perfect Paperback)
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The Most Beautiful House in the World The Most Beautiful House in the World (Paperback)
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Soft City: Building Density for Everyday Life Soft City: Building Density for Everyday Life (Paperback)
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The Phenomenon of Life The Phenomenon of Life (Hardcover)
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Architecture: From Pre-history to Postmodernism Architecture: From Pre-history to Postmodernism (Hardcover)
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For an Architecture of Reality For an Architecture of Reality (Paperback)
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Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's (Paperback)
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Iggy Peck, Architect: A Picture Book (The Questioneers) Iggy Peck, Architect: A Picture Book (The Questioneers)
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Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism (Paperback)
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (Paperback)
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The Look of Architecture The Look of Architecture (Paperback)
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Conditional Design: An introduction to elemental architecture Conditional Design: An introduction to elemental architecture (Paperback)
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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Hardcover)
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The Barefoot Architect: A Handbook for Green Building The Barefoot Architect: A Handbook for Green Building (Paperback)
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Get Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use & Avoid Get Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use & Avoid (Paperback)
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The Concise Townscape The Concise Townscape (Paperback)
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Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
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Twenty Buildings Every Architect Should Understand (Volume 2) Twenty Buildings Every Architect Should Understand (Volume 2)
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Ten Canonical Buildings: 1950-2000 Ten Canonical Buildings: 1950-2000 (Hardcover)
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The Aesthetics of Architecture (Princeton Essays on the Arts) The Aesthetics of Architecture (Princeton Essays on the Arts)
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Looking Around: A Journey Through Architecture Looking Around: A Journey Through Architecture (Paperback)
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The Architectural Uncanny: Essays in the Modern Unhomely The Architectural Uncanny: Essays in the Modern Unhomely (Paperback)
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The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Meanings Through History The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Meanings Through History (Paperback)
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Content Content (Paperback)
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Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures (Hardcover)
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Landscapes of Communism: A History Through Buildings Landscapes of Communism: A History Through Buildings (Kindle Edition)
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Design With Nature Design With Nature (Paperback)
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The Story of Art The Story of Art (Hardcover)
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Forensic Architecture: Violence at the Threshold of Detectability Forensic Architecture: Violence at the Threshold of Detectability (Hardcover)
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Sun, Wind & Light: Architectural Design Strategies, 2nd Edition Sun, Wind & Light: Architectural Design Strategies, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
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Extrastatecraft: The Power of Infrastructure Space Extrastatecraft: The Power of Infrastructure Space (Hardcover)
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The Embodied Image: Imagination and Imagery in Architecture The Embodied Image: Imagination and Imagery in Architecture (Paperback)
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Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier (Hardcover)
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The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper (Hardcover)
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Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation (Hardcover)
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The Function of Form The Function of Form (Paperback)
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The Design of Everyday Things The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
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The Edifice Complex: How the Rich and Powerful--and Their Architects--Shape the World The Edifice Complex: How the Rich and Powerful--and Their Architects--Shape the World (Paperback)
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Underground Underground (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 566 ratings — published 1976
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The Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment The Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment (Paperback)
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Bauhaus: 1919 - 1933 Bauhaus: 1919 - 1933 (Hardcover)
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Welcome to Your World: How the Built Environment Shapes Our Lives Welcome to Your World: How the Built Environment Shapes Our Lives (Hardcover)
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The Paris Architect The Paris Architect (Hardcover)
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Tadao Ando: Conversations with Students Tadao Ando: Conversations with Students (Paperback)
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The Architecture of Image: Existential Space in Cinema The Architecture of Image: Existential Space in Cinema (Paperback)
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عمارة الفقراء عمارة الفقراء (Paperback)
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Universal Principles of Design Universal Principles of Design (Hardcover)
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Great Streets (Mit Press) Great Streets (Mit Press)
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Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall (Hardcover)
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Bridges McCall
“The Talmud states, "Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly now, love mercy now, walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.”
Bridges McCall

Juhani Pallasmaa
“The door handle is the handshake of the building.”
Juhani Pallasmaa, The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses

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The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid (Hardcover)
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سبک شناسی معماری ایرانی سبک شناسی معماری ایرانی
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Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain (Hardcover)
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عمارة الفقراء عمارة الفقراء (Paperback)
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The Language of Post-Modern Architecture The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (Hardcover)
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Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures (Paperback)
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Asterios Polyp Asterios Polyp (Hardcover)
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The Women The Women (Hardcover)
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A New Theory of Urban Design (Center for Environmental Structure Series) A New Theory of Urban Design (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
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The New Architecture and The Bauhaus The New Architecture and The Bauhaus (Paperback)
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Informal Informal (Paperback)
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System Design Interview – An insider's guide System Design Interview – An insider's guide (Kindle Edition)
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The Software Architect Elevator: Redefining the Architect's Role in the Digital Enterprise The Software Architect Elevator: Redefining the Architect's Role in the Digital Enterprise (Paperback)
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Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning (Hardcover)
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Architectural Graphic Standards, Tenth Edition Architectural Graphic Standards, Tenth Edition (Hardcover)
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Radical Cities: Across Latin America in Search of a New Architecture Radical Cities: Across Latin America in Search of a New Architecture (Hardcover)
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Building Structures Illustrated: Patterns, Systems, and Design Building Structures Illustrated: Patterns, Systems, and Design (Paperback)
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The Art-Architecture Complex The Art-Architecture Complex (Hardcover)
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100 Ideas That Changed Architecture 100 Ideas That Changed Architecture (Paperback)
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Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home (Paperback)
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Design of Cities Design of Cities (Paperback)
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Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture: Includes CD-ROM Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture: Includes CD-ROM (Hardcover)
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Design Like You Give a Damn [2]: Building Change from the Ground Up Design Like You Give a Damn [2]: Building Change from the Ground Up (Paperback)
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Modern Architecture (Oxford History of Art) Modern Architecture (Oxford History of Art)
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Archigram Archigram (Paperback)
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How Buildings Work: The Natural Order of Architecture How Buildings Work: The Natural Order of Architecture (Hardcover)
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Louis Kahn: Essential Texts Louis Kahn: Essential Texts (Paperback)
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Ways of Seeing Ways of Seeing (Paperback)
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Theories and Manifestoes of Contemporary Architecture Theories and Manifestoes of Contemporary Architecture (Paperback)
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Rethinking Architecture (Sociolinguistics) Rethinking Architecture (Sociolinguistics)
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Mosque Mosque (Hardcover)
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Lo–Tek: Design by Radical Indigenism Lo–Tek: Design by Radical Indigenism (Hardcover)
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Monolith to Microservices: Evolutionary Patterns to Transform Your Monolith Monolith to Microservices: Evolutionary Patterns to Transform Your Monolith (Paperback)
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Architect and Entrepreneur: A Field Guide to Building, Branding, and Marketing Your Startup Design Business Architect and Entrepreneur: A Field Guide to Building, Branding, and Marketing Your Startup Design Business (Kindle Edition)
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The Glass Room The Glass Room (Hardcover)
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The Mathematics of the Ideal Villa and Other Essays The Mathematics of the Ideal Villa and Other Essays (Paperback)
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The Natural House The Natural House (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 120 ratings — published 1954
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Biomimicry in Architecture Biomimicry in Architecture (Paperback)
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A World History of Architecture A World History of Architecture (Hardcover)
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The Oregon Experiment (Center for Environmental Structure Series) The Oregon Experiment (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
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Translations from Drawing to Building and Other Essays Translations from Drawing to Building and Other Essays (Paperback)
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30 Second Architecture 30 Second Architecture (Hardcover)
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The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness (Hardcover)
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Drawing for Architecture (Writing Architecture) Drawing for Architecture (Writing Architecture)
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avg rating 4.22 — 59 ratings — published 2009
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The Dynamics of Architectural Form The Dynamics of Architectural Form (Paperback)
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مبانی و مفاهیم در معماری معاصر غرب مبانی و مفاهیم در معماری معاصر غرب (Paperback)
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Unbuilding (Sandpiper) Unbuilding (Sandpiper)
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City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles (Paperback)
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Junkspace with Running Room Junkspace with Running Room (Kindle Edition)
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Modern Movements in Architecture (Penguin Art & Architecture) Modern Movements in Architecture (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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Washington Irving
“Perhaps there never was a monument more characteristic of an age and people than the Alhambra; a rugged fortress without, a voluptuous palace within; war frowning from its battlements; poetry breathing throughout the fairy architecture of its halls.”
Washington Irving, Tales of the Alhambra

Karl Lagerfeld
“We need houses as we need clothes, architecture stimulates fashion. It’s like hunger and thirst — you need them both.”
Karl Lagerfeld

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On Architecture: Collected Reflections on a Century of Change On Architecture: Collected Reflections on a Century of Change (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 116 ratings — published 2008
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Cities For A Small Planet Cities For A Small Planet (Paperback)
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Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright (Hardcover)
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Architectural Theory: From The Renaissance to the Present Architectural Theory: From The Renaissance to the Present (Paperback)
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This Brutal World This Brutal World (Hardcover)
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The Story of Buildings: From the Pyramids to the Sydney Opera House and Beyond The Story of Buildings: From the Pyramids to the Sydney Opera House and Beyond (Hardcover)
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Just Enough Software Architecture: A Risk-Driven Approach Just Enough Software Architecture: A Risk-Driven Approach (Hardcover)
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Between Silence and Light: Spirit in the Architecture of Louis I. Kahn Between Silence and Light: Spirit in the Architecture of Louis I. Kahn (Paperback)
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Understanding Architecture Understanding Architecture (Hardcover)
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50 Architecture Ideas You Really Need to Know (50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series) 50 Architecture Ideas You Really Need to Know (50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series)
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Head First Design Patterns Head First Design Patterns (Paperback)
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Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas About Cities Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas About Cities (ebook)
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avg rating 3.71 — 438 ratings — published 2010
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97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know (Paperback)
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War and Architecture (Pamphlet Architecture 15) War and Architecture (Pamphlet Architecture 15)
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avg rating 4.30 — 155 ratings — published 1996
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Rem Koolhaas: Conversations with Students (Architecture at Rice, 30) Rem Koolhaas: Conversations with Students (Architecture at Rice, 30)
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avg rating 3.72 — 121 ratings — published 1996
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Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings (Tuttle Classics) Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings (Tuttle Classics)
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avg rating 4.05 — 116 ratings — published 1886
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Siteless: 1001 Building Forms Siteless: 1001 Building Forms (Paperback)
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آشنایی با معماری جهان آشنایی با معماری جهان
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avg rating 3.52 — 270 ratings — published 2003
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Frank Lloyd Wright: The Masterworks Frank Lloyd Wright: The Masterworks (Hardcover)
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Graphic Anatomy - Atelier Bow Wow Graphic Anatomy - Atelier Bow Wow (Paperback)
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The Art of Building Cities: City Building According to Its Artistic Fundamentals The Art of Building Cities: City Building According to Its Artistic Fundamentals (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 154 ratings — published 1889
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The Man in the Glass House: Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Century The Man in the Glass House: Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Century (Hardcover)
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Cabin Porn: Inspiration for Your Quiet Place Somewhere Cabin Porn: Inspiration for Your Quiet Place Somewhere (Hardcover)
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The Elements of Style: A Practical Encyclopedia of Interior Architectural Details from 1485 to the Present The Elements of Style: A Practical Encyclopedia of Interior Architectural Details from 1485 to the Present (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 142 ratings — published 1991
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The LEGO Architect The LEGO Architect (Hardcover)
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Software Systems Architecture: Working with Stakeholders Using Viewpoints and Perspectives Software Systems Architecture: Working with Stakeholders Using Viewpoints and Perspectives (Hardcover)
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How to Architect How to Architect (Paperback)
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Against Architecture (Green Arcade) Against Architecture (Green Arcade)
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avg rating 3.68 — 156 ratings — published 2008
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Privacy and Publicity: Modern Architecture as Mass Media Privacy and Publicity: Modern Architecture as Mass Media (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 171 ratings — published 1994
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Hardcover)
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Frank Lloyd Wright: An Autobiography Frank Lloyd Wright: An Autobiography (Hardcover)
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Gaudi Gaudi (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 507 ratings — published 1998
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Parole nel vuoto Parole nel vuoto (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 253 ratings — published 1921
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How Designers Think How Designers Think (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 246 ratings — published 1980
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You Say to Brick: The Life of Louis Kahn You Say to Brick: The Life of Louis Kahn (Hardcover)
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A Scientific Autobiography (English and Italian Edition) A Scientific Autobiography (English and Italian Edition)
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avg rating 3.98 — 136 ratings — published 1981
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A History of Future Cities A History of Future Cities (Paperback)
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Spatial Agency: Other Ways of Doing Architecture Spatial Agency: Other Ways of Doing Architecture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 48 ratings — published 2011
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The Future of Architecture Since 1889 The Future of Architecture Since 1889 (Hardcover)
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A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain (Hardcover)
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Eyewitness Companions: Architecture (Eyewitness Companion Guides) Eyewitness Companions: Architecture (Eyewitness Companion Guides)
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Twenty Minutes in Manhattan Twenty Minutes in Manhattan (Hardcover)
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A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century (Paperback)
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The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance (Paperback)
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Architecture Now! Architecture Now! (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 139 ratings — published 2001
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Universe of Stone: A Biography of Chartres Cathedral Universe of Stone: A Biography of Chartres Cathedral (Hardcover)
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Neutra Neutra (Paperback)
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Ando Ando (Paperback)
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Tadao Ando. Complete Works Tadao Ando. Complete Works (Hardcover)
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Parallax Parallax (Paperback)
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Rebecca Solnit
“I think one of the primary goals of a feminist landscape architecture would be to work toward a public landscape in which we can roam the streets at midnight, in which every square is available for Virginia Woolf to make up her novels ”
Rebecca Solnit, Storming the Gates of Paradise: Landscapes for Politics

Frank Lloyd Wright
“A doctor can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.”
Frank Lloyd Wright

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Le Corbusier: Le Modulor and Modulor 2 Le Corbusier: Le Modulor and Modulor 2 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 219 ratings — published 1954
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Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency (Pelican Books) Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency (Pelican Books)
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avg rating 4.24 — 151 ratings — published
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Broken Glass: Mies Van Der Rohe, Edith Farnsworth, and the Fight Over a Modernist Masterpiece Broken Glass: Mies Van Der Rohe, Edith Farnsworth, and the Fight Over a Modernist Masterpiece (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 469 ratings — published 2020
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Architect's Pocket Book Architect's Pocket Book (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 104 ratings — published 1997
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Atlas of Brutalist Architecture Atlas of Brutalist Architecture (Hardcover)
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Words and Buildings: A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture Words and Buildings: A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 91 ratings — published 2000
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Less is Enough: On Architecture and Asceticism Less is Enough: On Architecture and Asceticism (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.41 — 327 ratings — published 2013
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Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 7,107 ratings — published 1994
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Houses Made of Wood and Light: The Life and Architecture of Hank Schubart Houses Made of Wood and Light: The Life and Architecture of Hank Schubart (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 44 ratings — published 2012
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Garden Cities of To-Morrow Garden Cities of To-Morrow (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.61 — 257 ratings — published 1898
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The Project of Autonomy: Politics and Architecture within and against Capitalism (FORuM Project Publications) The Project of Autonomy: Politics and Architecture within and against Capitalism (FORuM Project Publications)
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avg rating 3.91 — 69 ratings — published 2008
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Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers) Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers)
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avg rating 4.26 — 3,122 ratings — published 2007
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Made in Tokyo: Guide Book (Japanese Edition) Made in Tokyo: Guide Book (Japanese Edition)
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avg rating 4.41 — 135 ratings — published 2001
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Unpacking My Library: Architects and Their Books Unpacking My Library: Architects and Their Books (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 116 ratings — published 2009
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The Power of Limits: Proportional Harmonies in Nature, Art, and Architecture The Power of Limits: Proportional Harmonies in Nature, Art, and Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 263 ratings — published 1981
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Frank Lloyd Wright: The Houses Frank Lloyd Wright: The Houses (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 244 ratings — published 2005
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Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 235 ratings — published 1936
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European Architecture 1750-1890 (Oxford History of Art) European Architecture 1750-1890 (Oxford History of Art)
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avg rating 3.72 — 128 ratings — published 2000
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The Story of Architecture The Story of Architecture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 128 ratings — published 2000
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Gothic Architecture and Scholasticism Gothic Architecture and Scholasticism (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 358 ratings — published 1951
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Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 312 ratings — published 2002
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Feminist City: A Field Guide Feminist City: A Field Guide (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,312 ratings — published 2019
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The Grammar of Architecture The Grammar of Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 125 ratings — published 2002
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Film Architecture: From Metropolis to Blade Runner Film Architecture: From Metropolis to Blade Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 47 ratings — published 1996
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Becoming an Architect: A Guide to Careers in Design Becoming an Architect: A Guide to Careers in Design (Paperback)
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Soviet Bus Stops Soviet Bus Stops (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 391 ratings — published 2014
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The Architect's Apprentice The Architect's Apprentice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 24,399 ratings — published 2013
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Interaction of Color Interaction of Color (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 11,394 ratings — published 1971
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Architectural Detailing: Function, Constructability, Aesthetics Architectural Detailing: Function, Constructability, Aesthetics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 51 ratings — published 1992
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Implementing Domain-Driven Design Implementing Domain-Driven Design (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,230 ratings — published 2013
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Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 78 ratings — published 1377
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A Vision of a Living World A Vision of a Living World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 106 ratings — published 2002
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1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die: The World's Architectural Masterpieces 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die: The World's Architectural Masterpieces (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 149 ratings — published 2007
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The Most Beautiful Libraries in the World The Most Beautiful Libraries in the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 727 ratings — published 2003
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Architecture Now! Vol. 2 Architecture Now! Vol. 2 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 106 ratings — published 2002
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Tadao Ando : The Colours of Light (Mini Edition) Tadao Ando : The Colours of Light (Mini Edition)
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avg rating 4.19 — 88 ratings — published 1996
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اقلیم و معماری اقلیم و معماری
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avg rating 3.90 — 190 ratings — published 1384
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The Master Builders: Le Corbusier, Mies Van Der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright The Master Builders: Le Corbusier, Mies Van Der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 125 ratings — published 1960
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House House (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2,367 ratings — published 1985
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Santiago Calatrava (Big Series) (English, French and German Edition) Santiago Calatrava (Big Series) (English, French and German Edition)
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avg rating 3.99 — 152 ratings — published 2003
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The Architect's Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design The Architect's Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 124 ratings — published 1995
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Fallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of Twenty Lost Buildings from the Tower of Babel to the Twin Towers Fallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of Twenty Lost Buildings from the Tower of Babel to the Twin Towers (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.10 — 376 ratings — published 2015
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Places of the Heart: The Psychogeography of Everyday Life Places of the Heart: The Psychogeography of Everyday Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.61 — 602 ratings — published 2010
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The Architecture Reference & Specification Book: Everything Architects Need to Know Every Day The Architecture Reference & Specification Book: Everything Architects Need to Know Every Day (ebook)
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avg rating 3.87 — 23 ratings — published 2013
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Sustainable Architecture (Architecture Briefs) Sustainable Architecture (Architecture Briefs)
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avg rating 4.12 — 60 ratings — published 2011
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Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 612 ratings — published 1996
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Tree Houses: Fairy-Tale Castles in the Air Tree Houses: Fairy-Tale Castles in the Air (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 200 ratings — published 2012
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Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter (The Shelter Library of Building Books) Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter (The Shelter Library of Building Books)
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avg rating 4.16 — 721 ratings — published 2012
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Ayn Rand
“A house can have integrity, just like a person,' said Roark, 'and just as seldom.”
Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

Susan Elizabeth Phillips
“Gracie: You have an unusual house. Have you lived here long?
Bobby Tom: A couple of years. I don't much like it myself, but the architect is real proud of it. She calls it urban Stone Age with a Japanese Tahitian influence. I sort of just call it ugly.”
Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Heaven, Texas

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Body, Memory, and Architecture (Yale Paperbound) Body, Memory, and Architecture (Yale Paperbound)
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avg rating 4.01 — 69 ratings — published 1977
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Architecture: Choice or Fate Architecture: Choice or Fate (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 52 ratings — published 1998
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The Wright 3 (Chasing Vermeer, #2) The Wright 3 (Chasing Vermeer, #2)
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avg rating 3.91 — 9,865 ratings — published 2006
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Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 1,515 ratings — published 2009
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Elements of Architecture: From Form to Place Elements of Architecture: From Form to Place (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 69 ratings — published 1986
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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 8,293 ratings — published 1999
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Palladio Palladio (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 110 ratings — published 1966
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The Place of Houses The Place of Houses (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.71 — 108 ratings — published 1974
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The Function of Ornament The Function of Ornament (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 70 ratings — published 2006
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Frank Lloyd Wright (Penguin Lives) Frank Lloyd Wright (Penguin Lives)
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avg rating 3.75 — 624 ratings — published 2004
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The International Style The International Style (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 88 ratings — published 1966
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Wastu Citra Wastu Citra (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 257 ratings — published 1988
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Microservice Patterns Microservice Patterns (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 626 ratings — published
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Where Are the Women Architects? (Places Books, 1) Where Are the Women Architects? (Places Books, 1)
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avg rating 4.19 — 183 ratings — published 2016
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Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry (ebook)
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avg rating 4.07 — 178 ratings — published 2015
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Architectural Styles: A Visual Guide Architectural Styles: A Visual Guide (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.11 — 83 ratings — published 2012
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Time-Saver Standards for Building Types Time-Saver Standards for Building Types (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 548 ratings — published 1990
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How to Study Public Life How to Study Public Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 355 ratings — published 2013
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Software Architecture for Developers: Volume 1 - Technical leadership and the balance with agility Software Architecture for Developers: Volume 1 - Technical leadership and the balance with agility (ebook)
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avg rating 3.87 — 402 ratings — published 2012
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زیبایی شناسی در معماری زیبایی شناسی در معماری
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avg rating 4.10 — 128 ratings — published 1987
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The Process of Creating Life The Process of Creating Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.48 — 158 ratings — published 2002
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Superstudio: Life without Objects Superstudio: Life without Objects (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 48 ratings — published 2003
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Architecture for Beginners Architecture for Beginners (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 85 ratings — published 1986
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The Manhattan Transcripts The Manhattan Transcripts (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 87 ratings — published 1982
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Strange Details: Writing Architecture Strange Details: Writing Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 72 ratings — published 2007
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House Form and Culture House Form and Culture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 114 ratings — published 1969
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The Sources of Modern Architecture and Design (World of Art) The Sources of Modern Architecture and Design (World of Art)
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avg rating 3.68 — 81 ratings — published 1968
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The Very Small Home: Japanese Ideas for Living Well in Limited Space The Very Small Home: Japanese Ideas for Living Well in Limited Space (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 209 ratings — published 2005
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The Fellowship: The Untold Story of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship The Fellowship: The Untold Story of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 503 ratings — published 2006
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The Concept of Dwelling: On the Way to Figurative Architecture (Architectural Documents) The Concept of Dwelling: On the Way to Figurative Architecture (Architectural Documents)
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avg rating 4.34 — 73 ratings — published 1392
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Gothic: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting Gothic: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 222 ratings — published 1999
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Pet Architecture Guide Book Vol 2 Pet Architecture Guide Book Vol 2 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.46 — 72 ratings — published 2002
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The Luminous Ground The Luminous Ground (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 112 ratings — published 2003
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The Projective Cast: Architecture and Its Three Geometries The Projective Cast: Architecture and Its Three Geometries (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 58 ratings — published 1995
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Site Planning Site Planning (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 183 ratings — published 1962
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Tadao Ando: Complete Works (1969-1994) Tadao Ando: Complete Works (1969-1994)
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avg rating 4.34 — 98 ratings — published 1996
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The Perfect House: A Journey with Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio The Perfect House: A Journey with Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 142 ratings — published 2002
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Raw Concrete: The Beauty of Brutalism Raw Concrete: The Beauty of Brutalism (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.30 — 116 ratings — published 2014
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The Last Castle The Last Castle (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.73 — 11,943 ratings — published 2017
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Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 899 ratings — published 2017
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Green Building Illustrated Green Building Illustrated (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 51 ratings — published 2014
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The Nature of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe (4 Volume Set) The Nature of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe (4 Volume Set)
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avg rating 4.48 — 63 ratings — published 2002
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Poetry, Language, Thought Poetry, Language, Thought (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 3,562 ratings — published 1971
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The Story of Architecture The Story of Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 76 ratings — published 1983
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Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography (Paperback)
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Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling (Paperback)
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El Croquis OMA / Rem Koolhaas (Issues 53+79) (English and Spanish Edition) El Croquis OMA / Rem Koolhaas (Issues 53+79) (English and Spanish Edition)
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Peter Zumthor: Works: Buildings and Projects 1979-1997 Peter Zumthor: Works: Buildings and Projects 1979-1997 (Paperback)
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Human Dimension & Interior Space: A Source Book of Design Reference Standards Human Dimension & Interior Space: A Source Book of Design Reference Standards (Hardcover)
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Erik Pevernagie
“Many like to suffer, and for some, suffering can be a kind of artistic expression that challenges people and defies them with their limits, and, so, pain can be a shot to recognize the architecture and the workings of their being. (“ Rooting, hogging or... dying”)”
Erik Pevernagie

Ezra Pound
“A real building is one on which the eye can light and stay lit.”
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The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture (Hardcover)
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Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals (Kindle Edition)
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Fallingwater: The Building of Frank Lloyd Wright's Masterpiece Fallingwater: The Building of Frank Lloyd Wright's Masterpiece (Hardcover)
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Open Source Architecture Open Source Architecture (Hardcover)
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The Australian Ugliness The Australian Ugliness (Paperback)
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Studio Craft & Technique Studio Craft & Technique (Paperback)
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Drawing: A Creative Process Drawing: A Creative Process (Paperback)
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10 X 10 10 X 10 (Paperback)
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Documenting Software Architectures: Views and Beyond Documenting Software Architectures: Views and Beyond (Hardcover)
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A Theory of Architecture A Theory of Architecture (Paperback)
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What Time is This Place? What Time is This Place? (Paperback)
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سازه در معماری سازه در معماری
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Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change (Paperback)
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Points and Lines: Diagrams and Projects for the City Points and Lines: Diagrams and Projects for the City (Paperback)
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The Tao of Architecture The Tao of Architecture (Paperback)
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Site Analysis: Diagramming Information for Architectural Design Site Analysis: Diagramming Information for Architectural Design (Paperback)
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Meaning in Western Architecture Meaning in Western Architecture (Paperback)
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City Life: Urban Expectations in a New World City Life: Urban Expectations in a New World (Hardcover)
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The Metropolis of Tomorrow (Dover Architecture) The Metropolis of Tomorrow (Dover Architecture)
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The Art of Japanese Architecture The Art of Japanese Architecture (Hardcover)
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Chambers for A Memory Palace Chambers for A Memory Palace (Paperback)
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The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice (Paperback)
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Poetics of Architecture: Theory of Design Poetics of Architecture: Theory of Design (Paperback)
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The Situationist City The Situationist City (Paperback)
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Shelter: 40th Anniversary Edition (The Shelter Library of Building Books) Shelter: 40th Anniversary Edition (The Shelter Library of Building Books)
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Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres (Paperback)
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Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter (Paperback)
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The Destruction of Memory: Architecture at War The Destruction of Memory: Architecture at War (Paperback)
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Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy (Paperback)
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101 Things I Learned in Urban Design School 101 Things I Learned in Urban Design School (Kindle Edition)
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Making Dystopia: The Strange Rise and Survival of Architectural Barbarism Making Dystopia: The Strange Rise and Survival of Architectural Barbarism (Hardcover)
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Are We Human? Notes on an Archaeology of Design Are We Human? Notes on an Archaeology of Design (Paperback)
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What is Architecture?: And 100 Other Questions What is Architecture?: And 100 Other Questions (Hardcover)
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Software Architecture Patterns Software Architecture Patterns (ebook)
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How to Read Houses: A Crash Course in Domestic Architecture How to Read Houses: A Crash Course in Domestic Architecture (Paperback)
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Modern Man: The Life of Le Corbusier, Architect of Tomorrow Modern Man: The Life of Le Corbusier, Architect of Tomorrow (Hardcover)
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معماری ایرانی معماری ایرانی (Paperback)
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Architectural Acoustics (J Ross Publishing Classics) Architectural Acoustics (J Ross Publishing Classics)
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Geometry of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition Geometry of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition (Paperback)
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Alvar Aalto Alvar Aalto (Paperback)
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Pełnia architektury Pełnia architektury (Paperback)
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Space in Architecture: The Evolution of a New Idea in the Theory and History of Modern Movements Space in Architecture: The Evolution of a New Idea in the Theory and History of Modern Movements (Paperback)
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از زمان و معماری از زمان و معماری (Paperback)
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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Paperback)
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Buildings without Architects: A Global Guide to Everyday Architecture Buildings without Architects: A Global Guide to Everyday Architecture (Hardcover)
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A Place In The Shade: The New Landscape And Other Essays A Place In The Shade: The New Landscape And Other Essays
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The Sphere and the Labyrinth: Avant-Gardes and Architecture from Piranesi to the 1970s The Sphere and the Labyrinth: Avant-Gardes and Architecture from Piranesi to the 1970s (Paperback)
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Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb (P/L Custom Scoring Survey) Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb (P/L Custom Scoring Survey)
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Michelangelo Buonarroti
“The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.”
Michelangelo

Alain de Botton
“It is in dialogue with pain that many beautiful things acquire their value. Acquaintance with grief turns out to be one of the more unusual prerequisites of architectural appreciation. We might, quite aside from all other requirements, need to be a little sad before buildings can properly touch us.”
Alain de Botton, The Architecture of Happiness

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'isms: Understanding Architectural Styles 'isms: Understanding Architectural Styles (Paperback)
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Tom Kundig: Houses Tom Kundig: Houses (Hardcover)
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The Production of Houses (Center for Environmental Structure Series) The Production of Houses (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
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Refabricating Architecture: How Manufacturing Methodologies are Poised to Transform Building Construction Refabricating Architecture: How Manufacturing Methodologies are Poised to Transform Building Construction (Paperback)
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Inside the Not So Big House: Discovering the Details that Bring a Home to Life Inside the Not So Big House: Discovering the Details that Bring a Home to Life (Hardcover)
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آشنایی با معماری اسلامی ایران آشنایی با معماری اسلامی ایران
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AIA Guide to New York City: The Classic Guide to New York's Architecture AIA Guide to New York City: The Classic Guide to New York's Architecture (Paperback)
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The Autobiography of an Idea (Dover Architecture) The Autobiography of an Idea (Dover Architecture)
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Kindergarten Chats and Other Writings (Dover Architecture) Kindergarten Chats and Other Writings (Dover Architecture)
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On Weathering: The Life of Buildings in Time On Weathering: The Life of Buildings in Time (Paperback)
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Breaking Ground Breaking Ground (Hardcover)
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The Ethical Function of Architecture The Ethical Function of Architecture (Paperback)
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Mill Mill (Paperback)
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Architecture: The Natural and the Manmade Architecture: The Natural and the Manmade (Paperback)
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Lebbeus Woods: Anarchitecture: Architecture is a Political Act (Architectural Monographs No 22) Lebbeus Woods: Anarchitecture: Architecture is a Political Act (Architectural Monographs No 22)
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The Singular Objects of Architecture The Singular Objects of Architecture (Paperback)
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Architecture: A World History Architecture: A World History (Paperback)
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Eileen Gray: A House Under the Sun Eileen Gray: A House Under the Sun (Hardcover)
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Architecture Architecture (Hardcover)
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Designing Distributed Systems: Patterns and Paradigms for Scalable, Reliable Services Designing Distributed Systems: Patterns and Paradigms for Scalable, Reliable Services (Paperback)
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The City of Tomorrow: Sensors, Networks, Hackers, and the Future of Urban Life (The Future Series) The City of Tomorrow: Sensors, Networks, Hackers, and the Future of Urban Life (The Future Series)
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Vertical: The City from Satellites to Bunkers Vertical: The City from Satellites to Bunkers (Hardcover)
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Architecture 101: From Frank Gehry to Ziggurats, an Essential Guide to Building Styles and Materials Architecture 101: From Frank Gehry to Ziggurats, an Essential Guide to Building Styles and Materials (Kindle Edition)
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A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings (Hardcover)
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Imaginary Cities Imaginary Cities (Paperback)
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Pornotopía: Arquitectura y sexualidad en «Playboy» durante la guerra fría Pornotopía: Arquitectura y sexualidad en «Playboy» durante la guerra fría (Paperback)
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B is for Bauhaus B is for Bauhaus (Hardcover)
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Building Stories Building Stories (Hardcover)
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When the Cathedrals Were White When the Cathedrals Were White (Paperback)
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A Theory of Good City Form A Theory of Good City Form (Paperback)
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Metric Handbook: Planning and Design Data Metric Handbook: Planning and Design Data (Paperback)
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The Curves of Time: The Memoirs of Oscar Niemeyer The Curves of Time: The Memoirs of Oscar Niemeyer (Paperback)
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The Fundamentals of Architecture The Fundamentals of Architecture (Paperback)
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Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth (Hardcover)
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What Style Is It?: A Guide to American Architecture, Revised Edition What Style Is It?: A Guide to American Architecture, Revised Edition (Paperback)
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The Gothic Cathedral The Gothic Cathedral (Paperback)
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The Japanese House: Architecture and Interiors The Japanese House: Architecture and Interiors (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 134 ratings — published 2000
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Fallingwater Rising: Frank Lloyd Wright, E. J. Kaufmann, and America's Most Extraordinary House Fallingwater Rising: Frank Lloyd Wright, E. J. Kaufmann, and America's Most Extraordinary House (Paperback)
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Exquisite Corpse: Writings on Buildings (Haymarket Series) Exquisite Corpse: Writings on Buildings (Haymarket Series)
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Architecture from the Outside: Essays on Virtual and Real Space (Writing Architecture) Architecture from the Outside: Essays on Virtual and Real Space (Writing Architecture)
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What is Japanese Architecture?: A Survey of Traditional Japanese Architecture What is Japanese Architecture?: A Survey of Traditional Japanese Architecture (Paperback)
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Fallingwater: A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House Fallingwater: A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 84 ratings — published 1986
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Drawings and Plans of Frank Lloyd Wright: The Early Period (1893-1909) (Dover Architecture) Drawings and Plans of Frank Lloyd Wright: The Early Period (1893-1909) (Dover Architecture)
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Radical Reconstruction Radical Reconstruction (Paperback)
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Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution (Hardcover)
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Icebergs, Zombies, and the Ultra-Thin: Architecture and Capitalism in the 21st Century Icebergs, Zombies, and the Ultra-Thin: Architecture and Capitalism in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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Formgiving: An Architectural Future History Formgiving: An Architectural Future History (Paperback)
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The Interior Design Handbook: Furnish, Decorate, and Style Your Space The Interior Design Handbook: Furnish, Decorate, and Style Your Space (Hardcover)
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الطاقات الطبيعية والعمارة التقليدية الطاقات الطبيعية والعمارة التقليدية (Paperback)
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Ayn Rand
“A house can have integrity, just like a person,' said Roark, 'and just as seldom.”
Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

Juhani Pallasmaa
“The door handle is the handshake of the building.”
Juhani Pallasmaa, The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses

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Piranesi Piranesi (Hardcover)
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Race and Modern Architecture: A Critical History from the Enlightenment to the Present (Culture Politics & the Built Environment) Race and Modern Architecture: A Critical History from the Enlightenment to the Present (Culture Politics & the Built Environment)
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Municipal Dreams: The Rise and Fall of Council Housing Municipal Dreams: The Rise and Fall of Council Housing (Hardcover)
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A Feeling of History A Feeling of History (Paperback)
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Phantom Architecture: The Fantastical Structures the World's Great Architects Really Wanted to Build Phantom Architecture: The Fantastical Structures the World's Great Architects Really Wanted to Build (ebook)
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Architecting for Scale: High Availability for Your Growing Applications Architecting for Scale: High Availability for Your Growing Applications (Paperback)
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American Shelter: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Home American Shelter: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Home (Paperback)
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Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution (Hardcover)
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Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World (Hardcover)
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Sketching for Architecture and Interior Design Sketching for Architecture and Interior Design (Paperback)
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The Genius in the Design: Bernini, Borromini, and the Rivalry That Transformed Rome The Genius in the Design: Bernini, Borromini, and the Rivalry That Transformed Rome (Hardcover)
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The Craftsman The Craftsman (Hardcover)
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Flesh and Stone: The Body and the City in Western Civilization Flesh and Stone: The Body and the City in Western Civilization (Paperback)
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Georgian and Regency Houses Explained (England's Living History) Georgian and Regency Houses Explained (England's Living History)
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Simple Rules: What the Oldtime Builders Knew Simple Rules: What the Oldtime Builders Knew (Paperback)
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Rome: Art & Architecture Rome: Art & Architecture (Paperback)
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Planet of Slums Planet of Slums (Hardcover)
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Future Practice Future Practice (Paperback)
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Perspective as Symbolic Form Perspective as Symbolic Form (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 607 ratings — published 1927
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Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States (Paperback)
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The Inner Harmony of the Japanese House The Inner Harmony of the Japanese House (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.71 — 28 ratings — published 1990
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A History of Building Types A History of Building Types (Paperback)
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Heidegger for architects (Thinkers for Architects) Heidegger for architects (Thinkers for Architects)
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Constructing a New Agenda: Architectural Theory 1993-2009 Constructing a New Agenda: Architectural Theory 1993-2009 (Paperback)
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Geoffrey Bawa: The Complete Works Geoffrey Bawa: The Complete Works (Hardcover)
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Detail in Contemporary Timber Architecture Detail in Contemporary Timber Architecture (Hardcover)
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Rice's Architectural Primer Rice's Architectural Primer (Hardcover)
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Expanding Architecture: Design as Activism Expanding Architecture: Design as Activism (Paperback)
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Home by Design: Transforming Your House into Home Home by Design: Transforming Your House into Home (Hardcover)
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Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture (Paperback)
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Dwellings: The Vernacular House Worldwide Dwellings: The Vernacular House Worldwide (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 75 ratings — published 1987
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One Through Ten (Pamphlet Architecture, 1-10) One Through Ten (Pamphlet Architecture, 1-10)
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Architecture in Japan (Italian, Portuguese and Spanish Edition) Architecture in Japan (Italian, Portuguese and Spanish Edition)
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avg rating 3.46 — 48 ratings — published 2006
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Frank Lloyd Wright: A Visual Encyclopedia Frank Lloyd Wright: A Visual Encyclopedia (Hardcover)
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Gaudi: A Biography Gaudi: A Biography (Paperback)
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Tooling (Pamphlet Architecture, 27) Tooling (Pamphlet Architecture, 27)
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Boundaries Boundaries (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 286 ratings — published 2000
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Florence: Art & Architecture Florence: Art & Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 124 ratings — published 1999
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Le Corbusier: Ideas and Forms Le Corbusier: Ideas and Forms (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 52 ratings — published 1986
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Architectural Digest at 100: A Century of Style Architectural Digest at 100: A Century of Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 239 ratings — published 2019
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Design Methods for Architects Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Design Methods for Architects (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 103 ratings — published 1991
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Waagstukken Waagstukken (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 950 ratings — published 2019
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Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities (Mit Press) Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities (Mit Press)
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avg rating 4.38 — 433 ratings — published 2018
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Archidoodle: The Architect's Activity Book Archidoodle: The Architect's Activity Book (Paperback)
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The Sagrada Familia: The Astonishing Story of Gaudí’s Unfinished Masterpiece The Sagrada Familia: The Astonishing Story of Gaudí’s Unfinished Masterpiece (Hardcover)
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Domain-Driven Design Distilled Domain-Driven Design Distilled (Paperback)
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World Architecture: The Masterworks World Architecture: The Masterworks (Hardcover)
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The Great Ages Of World Architecture The Great Ages Of World Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 219 ratings — published 1899
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Buildings Across Time: An Introduction to World Architecture Buildings Across Time: An Introduction to World Architecture (Paperback)
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Cabins Cabins (Hardcover)
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Robertson Davies
“A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight.”
Robertson Davies

Alain de Botton
“Bad architecture is in the end as much a failure of psychology as of design. It is an example expressed through materials of the same tendencies which in other domains will lead us to marry the wrong people, choose inappropriate jobs and book unsuccessful holidays: the tendency not to understand who we are and what will satisfy us.”
Alain de Botton, The Architecture of Happiness

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Wanna z kolumnadą. Reportaże o polskiej przestrzeni Wanna z kolumnadą. Reportaże o polskiej przestrzeni (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 1,598 ratings — published 2013
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Defensible Space; Crime Prevention Through Urban Design. Defensible Space; Crime Prevention Through Urban Design. (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 72 ratings — published 1973
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Źle urodzone. Reportaże o architekturze PRL-u Źle urodzone. Reportaże o architekturze PRL-u (Hardcover)
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Megastructure: Urban futures of the recent past Megastructure: Urban futures of the recent past (Hardcover)
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Concrete: In Architecture Concrete: In Architecture (Hardcover)
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A sense of place, a sense of time A sense of place, a sense of time (Paperback)
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Aesthetic Theory: Essential Texts for Architecture and Design Aesthetic Theory: Essential Texts for Architecture and Design (Paperback)
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The Architectural Detail The Architectural Detail (Paperback)
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The House Book The House Book (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 267 ratings — published 2001
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Drawing: The Motive Force of Architecture Drawing: The Motive Force of Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 51 ratings — published 2008
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The Story of Post-Modernism: Five Decades of the Ironic, Iconic and Critical in Architecture The Story of Post-Modernism: Five Decades of the Ironic, Iconic and Critical in Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 27 ratings — published 2011
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Ecological Urbanism Ecological Urbanism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 105 ratings — published 2010
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The Economy of Cities The Economy of Cities (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,198 ratings — published 1969
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Warped Space: Art, Architecture, and Anxiety in Modern Culture Warped Space: Art, Architecture, and Anxiety in Modern Culture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 92 ratings — published 2000
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Japan-ness in Architecture Japan-ness in Architecture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 44 ratings — published 2006
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The Architecture of the Jumping Universe The Architecture of the Jumping Universe (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 76 ratings — published 1995
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50 Buildings You Should Know (50 You Should Know) 50 Buildings You Should Know (50 You Should Know)
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avg rating 3.45 — 51 ratings — published 2007
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Encounters: Architectural Essays Encounters: Architectural Essays (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 37 ratings — published 2005
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Archigram: Architecture without Architecture (Mit Press) Archigram: Architecture without Architecture (Mit Press)
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ABC of Architecture ABC of Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.35 — 92 ratings — published 1997
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Green Architecture: 25th Anniversary Edition Green Architecture: 25th Anniversary Edition (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 56 ratings — published 2008
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XS: Big Ideas in Small-Scale Building XS: Big Ideas in Small-Scale Building (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.60 — 84 ratings — published 2001
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Not So Big Solutions for Your Home Not So Big Solutions for Your Home (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 316 ratings — published 2002
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Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture (Dover Architecture) Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture (Dover Architecture)
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avg rating 4.15 — 74 ratings — published 1983
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Kicked A Building Lately? Kicked A Building Lately? (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.50 — 16 ratings — published 1976
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Skyscrapers: A History of the World's Most Famous and Important Skyscrapers Skyscrapers: A History of the World's Most Famous and Important Skyscrapers (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 141 ratings — published 1996
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Ghostly Ruins: America's Forgotten Architecture Ghostly Ruins: America's Forgotten Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 324 ratings — published 2006
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Transparency Transparency (Perfect Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 54 ratings — published 1993
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The Old Way of Seeing (And How to Get It Back) The Old Way of Seeing (And How to Get It Back)
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avg rating 4.00 — 121 ratings — published 1994
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Enduring Innocence: Global Architecture And Its Political Masquerades Enduring Innocence: Global Architecture And Its Political Masquerades (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 53 ratings — published 2005
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KM3-EXCURSIONS ON CAPACITIES KM3-EXCURSIONS ON CAPACITIES (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 44 ratings — published 1899
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Architecture of the Absurd: How "Genius" Disfigured a Practical Art Architecture of the Absurd: How "Genius" Disfigured a Practical Art (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.32 — 96 ratings — published 2007
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Humanize: A Maker's Guide to Designing Our Cities Humanize: A Maker's Guide to Designing Our Cities (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 265 ratings — published
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The City Reader (Routledge Urban Reader Series) The City Reader (Routledge Urban Reader Series)
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avg rating 3.98 — 273 ratings — published 1996
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Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 2,033 ratings — published 2020
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Gaudí: An Introduction to His Architecture Gaudí: An Introduction to His Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 202 ratings — published 1950
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Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 7,222 ratings — published 2018
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The Good Life: A Guided Visit to the Houses of Modernity The Good Life: A Guided Visit to the Houses of Modernity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 160 ratings — published 2001
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The Design of Childhood: How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids The Design of Childhood: How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.82 — 273 ratings — published 2010
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History of Architectural Theory History of Architectural Theory (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 50 ratings — published 1985
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Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2015 International Building Code Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2015 International Building Code (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.32 — 41 ratings — published 2016
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Architecture's Odd Couple: Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson Architecture's Odd Couple: Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 90 ratings — published 2016
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Archi-Graphic: An Infographic Look at Architecture Archi-Graphic: An Infographic Look at Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 38 ratings — published 2015
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Little House on a Small Planet: Simple Homes, Cozy Retreats, and Energy Efficient Possibilities Little House on a Small Planet: Simple Homes, Cozy Retreats, and Energy Efficient Possibilities (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 454 ratings — published 2006
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AAD Algorithms-Aided Design: Parametric Strategies using Grasshopper AAD Algorithms-Aided Design: Parametric Strategies using Grasshopper (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.56 — 90 ratings — published
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Peter Zumthor Therme Vals Peter Zumthor Therme Vals (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 84 ratings — published 2006
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Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture Volume 1: A System of Patterns Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture Volume 1: A System of Patterns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 227 ratings — published 1996
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A Question of Qualities: Essays in Architecture (Writing Architecture) A Question of Qualities: Essays in Architecture (Writing Architecture)
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avg rating 3.71 — 28 ratings — published 2013
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The Library: A World History The Library: A World History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.41 — 446 ratings — published 2004
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101 Rules of Thumb for Low Energy Architecture: For Low Energy Architecture 101 Rules of Thumb for Low Energy Architecture: For Low Energy Architecture (Paperback)
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Bridges McCall
“The Talmud states, "Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly now, love mercy now, walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.”
Bridges McCall

Rebecca Solnit
“Walkers are 'practitioners of the city,' for the city is made to be walked. A city is a language, a repository of possibilities, and walking is the act of speaking that language, of selecting from those possibilities. Just as language limits what can be said, architecture limits where one can walk, but the walker invents other ways to go.”
Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking

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معماری غرب: ریشه ها و مفاهیم معماری غرب: ریشه ها و مفاهیم
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avg rating 4.03 — 59 ratings — published
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Le Droit À La Ville Le Droit À La Ville (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 280 ratings — published 1968
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The Alphabet and the Algorithm (Writing Architecture) The Alphabet and the Algorithm (Writing Architecture)
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avg rating 4.06 — 78 ratings — published 2011
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Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life (Hardcover)
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Creating Architectural Theory: The Role of the Behavioral Sciences in Environmental Design Creating Architectural Theory: The Role of the Behavioral Sciences in Environmental Design (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 110 ratings — published 1987
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House of Leaves House of Leaves (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 173,242 ratings — published 2000
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Anti-object: Aa Words 2 Anti-object: Aa Words 2 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.51 — 63 ratings — published 2007
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Space is the Machine: A Configurational Theory of Architecture Space is the Machine: A Configurational Theory of Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 40 ratings — published 1996
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Sexuality & Space (Princeton Papers on Architecture, 1) Sexuality & Space (Princeton Papers on Architecture, 1)
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avg rating 3.91 — 89 ratings — published 1996
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Tiny Houses Tiny Houses (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.57 — 191 ratings — published 2009
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Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 222 ratings — published 2002
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The Smart Growth Manual The Smart Growth Manual (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 315 ratings — published 2004
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Lautner, 1911-1994: Disappearing Space Lautner, 1911-1994: Disappearing Space (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 42 ratings — published
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Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis: Opportunistic Architecture Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis: Opportunistic Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 68 ratings — published 2007
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The Details of Modern Architecture, Volume 1 The Details of Modern Architecture, Volume 1 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 23 ratings — published 2003
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The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban Landscape The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban Landscape (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 600 ratings — published 1997
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Infrastructure: The Book of Everything for the Industrial Landscape Infrastructure: The Book of Everything for the Industrial Landscape (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.46 — 373 ratings — published 2005
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Zaha Hadid: The Complete Buildings and Projects Zaha Hadid: The Complete Buildings and Projects (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 98 ratings — published 1998
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Visual Notes for Architects and Designers Visual Notes for Architects and Designers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 53 ratings — published 1983
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The Shingle Style and the Stick Style: Architectural Theory and Design from Downing to the Origins of Wright The Shingle Style and the Stick Style: Architectural Theory and Design from Downing to the Origins of Wright (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 29 ratings — published 1971
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Think Like an Architect (Roger Fullington Series in Architecture) Think Like an Architect (Roger Fullington Series in Architecture)
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avg rating 3.98 — 101 ratings — published 2007
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The Vision of Frank Lloyd Wright The Vision of Frank Lloyd Wright (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 83 ratings — published 2000
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The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 36 ratings — published 1966
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Design and Crime (And Other Diatribes) Design and Crime (And Other Diatribes)
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avg rating 3.71 — 261 ratings — published 2002
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House Thinking: A Room-by-Room Look at How We Live House Thinking: A Room-by-Room Look at How We Live (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.55 — 414 ratings — published 2006
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God's Architect: Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain God's Architect: Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 99 ratings — published 2007
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Lost Chicago Lost Chicago (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 184 ratings — published 1975
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Sandfuture Sandfuture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 106 ratings — published 2021
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Walkscapes: El andar como práctica estética/Walking as an Aesthetic Practice Walkscapes: El andar como práctica estética/Walking as an Aesthetic Practice (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 444 ratings — published 2005
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Living in Japan Living in Japan (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 210 ratings — published 2006
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X-ray Architecture X-ray Architecture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 62 ratings — published 2019
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The Architecture Concept Book The Architecture Concept Book (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 40 ratings — published
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The Library Book The Library Book (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 116,193 ratings — published 2018
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A Philosophy of Software Design A Philosophy of Software Design (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 3,383 ratings — published 2018
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How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 3,330 ratings — published 2017
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Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 249 ratings — published 1997
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Concrete Concept: Brutalist buildings around the world Concrete Concept: Brutalist buildings around the world (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 65 ratings — published 2016
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High-Rise High-Rise (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.61 — 33,588 ratings — published 1975
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Detail in Contemporary Concrete Architecture Detail in Contemporary Concrete Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 23 ratings — published 2012
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Junkspace. Per un ripensamento radicale dello spazio urbano Junkspace. Per un ripensamento radicale dello spazio urbano (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 186 ratings — published 2006
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White City, Black City: Architecture and War in Tel Aviv and Jaffa White City, Black City: Architecture and War in Tel Aviv and Jaffa (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 185 ratings — published 2005
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The Parthenon Enigma The Parthenon Enigma (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 384 ratings — published 2014
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The High Cost of Free Parking The High Cost of Free Parking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 874 ratings — published 2004
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Bricks & Mortals: Ten Great Buildings and the People They Made Bricks & Mortals: Ten Great Buildings and the People They Made (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 90 ratings — published 2014
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Space and the Architect Space and the Architect (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 31 ratings — published 1999
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Beyond Software Architecture: Creating and Sustaining Winning Solutions Beyond Software Architecture: Creating and Sustaining Winning Solutions (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.71 — 146 ratings — published 2003
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مشق معماری مشق معماری (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 116 ratings — published 2010
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A Genealogy of Modern Architecture: Comparative Critical Analysis of Built Form A Genealogy of Modern Architecture: Comparative Critical Analysis of Built Form (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 13 ratings — published 2013
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Rock the Shack: The Architecture of Cabins, Cocoons and Hide-Outs Rock the Shack: The Architecture of Cabins, Cocoons and Hide-Outs (Hardcover)
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Alain de Botton
“Bad architecture is in the end as much a failure of psychology as of design. It is an example expressed through materials of the same tendencies which in other domains will lead us to marry the wrong people, choose inappropriate jobs and book unsuccessful holidays: the tendency not to understand who we are and what will satisfy us.”
Alain de Botton, The Architecture of Happiness

Rebecca Solnit
“Walkers are 'practitioners of the city,' for the city is made to be walked. A city is a language, a repository of possibilities, and walking is the act of speaking that language, of selecting from those possibilities. Just as language limits what can be said, architecture limits where one can walk, but the walker invents other ways to go.”
Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking

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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
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Green Illusions Green Illusions (Paperback)
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The Art of Urban Sketching: Drawing On Location Around The World The Art of Urban Sketching: Drawing On Location Around The World (Paperback)
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England's Thousand Best Houses England's Thousand Best Houses (Hardcover)
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The Architecture of Failure The Architecture of Failure (Paperback)
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100 Contemporary Houses 100 Contemporary Houses (Hardcover)
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The Age of the Cathedrals: Art and Society, 980-1420 The Age of the Cathedrals: Art and Society, 980-1420 (Paperback)
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The Radiant City The Radiant City (Hardcover)
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater: The House and Its History (Dover Books on Architecture) Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater: The House and Its History (Dover Books on Architecture)
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The Anaesthetics of Architecture (Mit Press) The Anaesthetics of Architecture (Mit Press)
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Estates: An Intimate History Estates: An Intimate History (Paperback)
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In Ruins: A Journey Through History, Art, and Literature In Ruins: A Journey Through History, Art, and Literature (Paperback)
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50 Architects You Should Know 50 Architects You Should Know (Paperback)
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Higher: A Historic Race to the Sky and the Making of a City Higher: A Historic Race to the Sky and the Making of a City (Paperback)
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Kissing Architecture (POINT: Essays on Architecture, 1) Kissing Architecture (POINT: Essays on Architecture, 1)
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Bauhaus (World of Art) Bauhaus (World of Art)
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The Parthenon (Wonders of the World) The Parthenon (Wonders of the World)
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Sou Fujimoto - Primitive Future (English and Japanese Edition) Sou Fujimoto - Primitive Future (English and Japanese Edition)
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The Architect's Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture The Architect's Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture (Hardcover)
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Professional Practice: A Guide to Turning Designs into Buildings Professional Practice: A Guide to Turning Designs into Buildings (Paperback)
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The Society of the Spectacle The Society of the Spectacle (Paperback)
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Compact Cabins: Simple Living in 1000 Square Feet or Less Compact Cabins: Simple Living in 1000 Square Feet or Less (Paperback)
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Measure and Construction of the Japanese House Measure and Construction of the Japanese House (Paperback)
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Greene & Greene: Masterworks Greene & Greene: Masterworks (Hardcover)
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Theories and History of Architecture Theories and History of Architecture (Paperback)
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The Architecture of Natural Light The Architecture of Natural Light (Hardcover)
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Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center (Paperback)
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Architect? A Candid Guide to the Profession Architect? A Candid Guide to the Profession (Paperback)
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Digital Fabrications: Architectural and Material Techniques (Architecture Briefs) Digital Fabrications: Architectural and Material Techniques (Architecture Briefs)
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Andalusia: Art and Architecture Andalusia: Art and Architecture (Hardcover)
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Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels (Hardcover)
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The Treehouse Book The Treehouse Book (Paperback)
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The Metapolis Dictionary of Advanced Architecture: City, Technology and Society in the Information Age The Metapolis Dictionary of Advanced Architecture: City, Technology and Society in the Information Age (Paperback)
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Space: Japanese Design Solutions for Compact Living Space: Japanese Design Solutions for Compact Living (Hardcover)
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The Logic of Architecture: Design, Computation, and Cognition The Logic of Architecture: Design, Computation, and Cognition (Paperback)
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Architecture as Metaphor: Language, Number, Money (Writing Architecture) Architecture as Metaphor: Language, Number, Money (Writing Architecture)
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Zaha Hadid Zaha Hadid (Paperback)
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The Seduction of Place: The History and Future of Cities The Seduction of Place: The History and Future of Cities (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.44 — 104 ratings — published 2000
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City of Darkness: Life in Kowloon Walled City City of Darkness: Life in Kowloon Walled City (Paperback)
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Algorithmic Architecture Algorithmic Architecture (Paperback)
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Louis I. Kahn: 1901 - 1974: Enlightened Space Louis I. Kahn: 1901 - 1974: Enlightened Space (Paperback)
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Louis I. Kahn: In the Realm of Architecture Louis I. Kahn: In the Realm of Architecture (Paperback)
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The Harvard Design School Guide to Shopping: Harvard Design School Project on the City The Harvard Design School Guide to Shopping: Harvard Design School Project on the City (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 90 ratings — published 2001
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Great Moments in Architecture Great Moments in Architecture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 79 ratings — published 1978
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Deleuze & Guattari For Architects (Thinkers for Architects) Deleuze & Guattari For Architects (Thinkers for Architects)
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Urban Acupuncture Urban Acupuncture (Hardcover)
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Stealing from the Saracens: How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe Stealing from the Saracens: How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe (Hardcover)
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Traditional Japanese Architecture: An Exploration of Elements and Forms Traditional Japanese Architecture: An Exploration of Elements and Forms (Hardcover)
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Primer of Visual Literacy Primer of Visual Literacy (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 760 ratings — published 1973
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Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune (Hardcover)
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Henry David Thoreau
“They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar”
Henry David Thoreau, Walden and Civil Disobedience

Noël Coward
“I don't know what London's coming to — the higher the buildings the lower the morals.”
Noël Coward, Collected Sketches and Lyrics

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Intentions in Architecture Intentions in Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 46 ratings — published 1963
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Design It!: From Programmer to Software Architect (The Pragmatic Programmers) Design It!: From Programmer to Software Architect (The Pragmatic Programmers)
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A City is Not a Tree A City is Not a Tree (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 64 ratings — published 1965
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Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems (Paperback)
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Fin-de-Siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture Fin-de-Siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture (Paperback)
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How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City (Hardcover)
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The Language of Houses: How Buildings Speak to Us The Language of Houses: How Buildings Speak to Us (Hardcover)
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Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace (Hardcover)
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بررسی اقلیمی ابنیه سنتی ایران بررسی اقلیمی ابنیه سنتی ایران (Paperback)
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European Building Construction Illustrated European Building Construction Illustrated (Paperback)
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The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America’s Most Famous Residence The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America’s Most Famous Residence (Hardcover)
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درک رفتار سازه ها درک رفتار سازه ها
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If You Lived Here: Houses of the World If You Lived Here: Houses of the World (Hardcover)
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سیری در مبانی نظری معماری سیری در مبانی نظری معماری (Paperback)
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Horror in Architecture Horror in Architecture (Hardcover)
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Islam : Art & Architecture Islam : Art & Architecture (Hardcover)
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The Formal Basis of Modern Architecture: Dissertation 1963, Facsimile The Formal Basis of Modern Architecture: Dissertation 1963, Facsimile (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 37 ratings — published 2006
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Detail in Contemporary Landscape Architecture Detail in Contemporary Landscape Architecture (Hardcover)
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If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home (Hardcover)
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Art Through the Ages Art Through the Ages (Hardcover)
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Historic Preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles, and Practice Historic Preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles, and Practice (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 263 ratings — published 1999
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Barcelona Barcelona (Paperback)
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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Paperback)
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Austerlitz Austerlitz (Paperback)
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The Living City The Living City (Paperback)
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Nairn's London Nairn's London (Paperback)
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How to Read Bridges: A Crash Course in Engineering and Architecture How to Read Bridges: A Crash Course in Engineering and Architecture (Paperback)
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Graphic History of Architecture Graphic History of Architecture (Paperback)
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The Grammar of Ornament The Grammar of Ornament
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Built to Last Built to Last (Hardcover)
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Minimum Minimum (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 54 ratings — published 1999
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Ghost: Building an Architectural Vision Ghost: Building an Architectural Vision (Paperback)
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Militant Modernism Militant Modernism (Paperback)
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Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings, 10th Edition Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings, 10th Edition (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 89 ratings — published 1971
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Materials, Structures, and Standards: All the Details Architects Need to Know But Can Never Find Materials, Structures, and Standards: All the Details Architects Need to Know But Can Never Find (ebook)
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avg rating 4.26 — 76 ratings — published 2006
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The Endless City: The Urban Age Project by the London School of Economics and Deutsche Bank's Alfred Herrhausen Society The Endless City: The Urban Age Project by the London School of Economics and Deutsche Bank's Alfred Herrhausen Society (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 127 ratings — published 2008
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The Details of Modern Architecture, Volume 2: 1928 to 1988 The Details of Modern Architecture, Volume 2: 1928 to 1988 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.51 — 39 ratings — published 1990
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Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 185 ratings — published 2003
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Death in a Prairie House: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Murders Death in a Prairie House: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Murders (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.51 — 1,698 ratings — published 2007
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American Art Deco: Architecture and Regionalism American Art Deco: Architecture and Regionalism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 68 ratings — published 2003
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Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 2,450 ratings — published 1997
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Histories of the Immediate Present: Inventing Architectural Modernism (Writing Architecture) Histories of the Immediate Present: Inventing Architectural Modernism (Writing Architecture)
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avg rating 4.11 — 38 ratings — published 2008
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Folding Architecture 9th print Folding Architecture 9th print (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.61 — 57 ratings — published 2004
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The Structure of the Ordinary: Form and Control in the Built Environment The Structure of the Ordinary: Form and Control in the Built Environment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 31 ratings — published 1998
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Anchoring Anchoring (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 31 ratings — published 1996
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The Architecture of Michelangelo The Architecture of Michelangelo (Paperback)
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A Concise History Of American Architecture A Concise History Of American Architecture (Paperback)
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Changing Ideals in Modern Architecture, 1750-1950 Changing Ideals in Modern Architecture, 1750-1950 (Paperback)
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“Artists use frauds to make human beings seem more wonderful than they really are. Dancers show us human beings who move much more gracefully than human beings really move. Films and books and plays show us people talking much more entertainingly than people really talk, make paltry human enterprises seem important. Singers and musicians show us human beings making sounds far more lovely than human beings really make. Architects give us temples in which something marvelous is obviously going on. Actually, practically nothing is going on.”
Kurt Vonnegut, Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons

Robertson Davies
“A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight.”
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Understanding Frank Lloyd Wright's Architecture (Dover Architecture) Understanding Frank Lloyd Wright's Architecture (Dover Architecture)
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avg rating 3.94 — 49 ratings — published 1995
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The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (Paperback)
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Atomic Ranch: Design Ideas for Stylish Ranch Homes Atomic Ranch: Design Ideas for Stylish Ranch Homes (Hardcover)
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Craftsman Homes: Architecture and Furnishings of the American Arts and Crafts Movement Craftsman Homes: Architecture and Furnishings of the American Arts and Crafts Movement (Paperback)
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Origins of Architectural Pleasure Origins of Architectural Pleasure (Hardcover)
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Mies Van Der Rohe: 1886 - 1969 Mies Van Der Rohe: 1886 - 1969 (Paperback)
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Frank Lloyd Wright Drawings Frank Lloyd Wright Drawings (Hardcover)
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Richard Neutra: Complete Works Richard Neutra: Complete Works (Hardcover)
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A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History (Paperback)
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Relativitas: Arsitek di Ruang Angan dan Kenyataan Relativitas: Arsitek di Ruang Angan dan Kenyataan
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The Unreal America: Architecture and Illusion The Unreal America: Architecture and Illusion (Paperback)
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The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright: A Complete Catalog The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright: A Complete Catalog (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 86 ratings — published 1978
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The New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community The New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.64 — 87 ratings — published 1993
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The Modern Language of Architecture The Modern Language of Architecture
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avg rating 3.94 — 72 ratings — published 1973
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Non-Referential Architecture: Ideated by Valerio Olgiati - Written by Markus Breitschmid Non-Referential Architecture: Ideated by Valerio Olgiati - Written by Markus Breitschmid (Hardcover)
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The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 22,441 ratings — published 1936
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Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 1,485 ratings — published 2019
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Why Old Places Matter: How Historic Places Affect Our Identity and Well-Being Why Old Places Matter: How Historic Places Affect Our Identity and Well-Being (ebook)
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How to Love Brutalism How to Love Brutalism (Hardcover)
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 39,802 ratings — published 2017
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Architecture Matters Architecture Matters (Hardcover)
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The New Old House: Historic & Modern Architecture Combined The New Old House: Historic & Modern Architecture Combined (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 27 ratings — published
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Tenements, Towers & Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City Tenements, Towers & Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 1,328 ratings — published 2017
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Jutaku: Japanese Houses Jutaku: Japanese Houses (Hardcover)
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Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.60 — 42 ratings — published 2015
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Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 83 ratings — published 1986
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Structural Basis of Architecture Structural Basis of Architecture (Hardcover)
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Language of Space Language of Space (Paperback)
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Patterns Principles and Practices of Domain Driven Design Patterns Principles and Practices of Domain Driven Design (Paperback)
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Brick Brick (Hardcover)
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The Elements of Modern Architecture: Understanding Contemporary Buildings The Elements of Modern Architecture: Understanding Contemporary Buildings (Hardcover)
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Louis I. Kahn - Silence and Light: The Lecture at ETH Zurich, February 12, 1969 Louis I. Kahn - Silence and Light: The Lecture at ETH Zurich, February 12, 1969 (Hardcover)
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LEGO Architecture: The Visual Guide LEGO Architecture: The Visual Guide (Hardcover)
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Renzo Piano Renzo Piano (Paperback)
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The Public Library: A Photographic Essay The Public Library: A Photographic Essay (Hardcover)
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Imaginar a Evidência Imaginar a Evidência (Paperback)
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Foucault for Architects Foucault for Architects (Kindle Edition)
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Introduction to Architectural Science: The Basis of Sustainable Design Introduction to Architectural Science: The Basis of Sustainable Design (Paperback)
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Thomas Heatherwick: Making Thomas Heatherwick: Making (Hardcover)
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Great Buildings Great Buildings (Hardcover)
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The Architecture of Open Source Applications The Architecture of Open Source Applications (Paperback)
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تنها دویدن تنها دویدن
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Encyclopedia of Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture Encyclopedia of Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture (Paperback)
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Alain de Botton
“It is in dialogue with pain that many beautiful things acquire their value. Acquaintance with grief turns out to be one of the more unusual prerequisites of architectural appreciation. We might, quite aside from all other requirements, need to be a little sad before buildings can properly touch us.”
Alain de Botton, The Architecture of Happiness

Rebecca Solnit
“Italian cities have long been held up as ideals, not least by New Yorkers and Londoners enthralled by the ways their architecture gives beauty and meaning to everyday acts.”
Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking

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Architecture Concepts: Red is Not a Color Architecture Concepts: Red is Not a Color (Hardcover)
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Zaha Hadid: 1950 the Explosion Reforming Space Zaha Hadid: 1950 the Explosion Reforming Space (Paperback)
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Architecture for People: The Complete Works of Hassan Fathy Architecture for People: The Complete Works of Hassan Fathy (Paperback)
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Dictionary of Architecture and Construction (Dictionary of Architecture & Construction) Dictionary of Architecture and Construction (Dictionary of Architecture & Construction)
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Peter Eisenman: Diagram Diaries (Universe Architecture Series) Peter Eisenman: Diagram Diaries (Universe Architecture Series)
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The Architecture of Humanism: A Study in the History of Taste (Classical America Series in Art and Architecture) The Architecture of Humanism: A Study in the History of Taste (Classical America Series in Art and Architecture)
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Reading Architecture: A Visual Lexicon Reading Architecture: A Visual Lexicon (Paperback)
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Le Corbusier: Elements of a Synthesis Le Corbusier: Elements of a Synthesis (Paperback)
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Enterprise Architecture As Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution Enterprise Architecture As Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution (Hardcover)
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Ideas That Shaped Buildings (Mit Press) Ideas That Shaped Buildings (Mit Press)
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Arsitektur Yang Lain: Sebuah Kritik Arsitektur Arsitektur Yang Lain: Sebuah Kritik Arsitektur (Paperback)
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The Architectures of Atelier Bow-Wow: Behaviorology The Architectures of Atelier Bow-Wow: Behaviorology (Hardcover)
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Architecture Now! 3 / Architektur Heute / L'architecture d'aujourd'hui Architecture Now! 3 / Architektur Heute / L'architecture d'aujourd'hui (Hardcover)
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The Chrysler Building: Creating a New York Icon, Day by Day The Chrysler Building: Creating a New York Icon, Day by Day (Hardcover)
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The Power of Place: Urban Landscapes as Public History (Mit Press) The Power of Place: Urban Landscapes as Public History (Mit Press)
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The Green Imperative: Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture The Green Imperative: Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture (Paperback)
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Architecture Culture: 1943-1968 Architecture Culture: 1943-1968 (Paperback)
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Massive Change (DESIGN) Massive Change (DESIGN)
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Architectural Drawing Course: Tools and Techniques for 2D and 3D Representation Architectural Drawing Course: Tools and Techniques for 2D and 3D Representation (Paperback)
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Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took On New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took On New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City (Hardcover)
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Arcology: The City in the Image of Man Arcology: The City in the Image of Man (Paperback)
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Conversations with Mies van der Rohe Conversations with Mies van der Rohe (Paperback)
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Existence Space and Architecture (New Concepts of Architecture) Existence Space and Architecture (New Concepts of Architecture)
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Julius Shulman: Architecture and Its Photography Julius Shulman: Architecture and Its Photography (Hardcover)
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How to Read a Church: A Guide to Symbols and Images in Churches and Cathedrals How to Read a Church: A Guide to Symbols and Images in Churches and Cathedrals (Paperback)
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The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects (Ziggurat Book) The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects (Ziggurat Book)
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Early Medieval Architecture Early Medieval Architecture (Paperback)
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Medieval Architecture (Oxford History of Art) Medieval Architecture (Oxford History of Art)
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The Gothic Enterprise: A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral The Gothic Enterprise: A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral (Paperback)
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Romanesque Architecture, Sculpture, Painting Romanesque Architecture, Sculpture, Painting (Hardcover)
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History of Modern Architecture, Vol. 1: The Tradition of Modern Architecture History of Modern Architecture, Vol. 1: The Tradition of Modern Architecture (Paperback)
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Carlo Scarpa: Architecture and Design Carlo Scarpa: Architecture and Design (Hardcover)
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Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright (Paperback)
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International Style: Modernist Architecture from 1925 to 1965 International Style: Modernist Architecture from 1925 to 1965 (Hardcover)
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Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Castle Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Castle (Hardcover)
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Green Architecture Now! Vol. 1 Green Architecture Now! Vol. 1 (Paperback)
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Hide and Seek: The Architecture of Cabins and Hideouts Hide and Seek: The Architecture of Cabins and Hideouts (Hardcover)
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Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City (Paperback)
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The Architecture Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas) The Architecture Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas)
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System Design Interview – An Insider's Guide: Volume 2 System Design Interview – An Insider's Guide: Volume 2 (Paperback)
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Saarinen: 1910-1961, A Structural Expressionist Saarinen: 1910-1961, A Structural Expressionist (Paperback)
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Iconicon: A Journey Around the Landmark Buildings of Contemporary Britain Iconicon: A Journey Around the Landmark Buildings of Contemporary Britain (Hardcover)
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Architecture's Desire: Reading the Late Avant-Garde Architecture's Desire: Reading the Late Avant-Garde (Paperback)
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Anime Architecture: Imagined Worlds and Endless Megacities Anime Architecture: Imagined Worlds and Endless Megacities (Hardcover)
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The Architect in Practice The Architect in Practice (Paperback)
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Architecture Now!: 5 (5) Architecture Now!: 5 (5)
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Breaking Ground: Architecture by Women Breaking Ground: Architecture by Women (Hardcover)
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Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places (Paperback)
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Plagued by Fire: The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright Plagued by Fire: The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright (Hardcover)
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Libba Bray
“Every city is a ghost.
New buildings rise upon the bones of the old so that each shiny steel bean, each tower of brick carries within it the memories of what has gone before, an architectural haunting. Sometimes you can catch a glimpse of these former incarnations in the awkward angle of a street or filigreed gate, an old oak door peeking out from a new facade, the plaque commemorating the spot that was once a battleground, which became a saloon and is now a park.”
Libba Bray, Lair of Dreams

Donna Tartt
“What are the dead, anyway, but waves and energy? Light shining from a dead star?

That, by the way, is a phrase of Julian's. I remember it from a lecture of his on the Iliad, when Patroklos appears to Achilles in a dream. There is a very moving passage where Achilles overjoyed at the sight of the apparition – tries to throw his arms around the ghost of his old friend, and it vanishes. The dead appear to us in dreams, said Julian, because that's the only way they can make us see them; what we see is only a projection, beamed from a great distance, light shining at us from a dead star…

Which reminds me, by the way, of a dream I had a couple of weeks ago.

I found myself in a strange deserted city – an old city, like London – underpopulated by war or disease. It was night; the streets were dark, bombed-out, abandoned. For a long time, I wandered aimlessly – past ruined parks, blasted statuary, vacant lots overgrown with weeds and collapsed apartment houses with rusted girders poking out of their sides like ribs. But here and there, interspersed among the desolate shells of the heavy old public buildings, I began to see new buildings, too, which were connected by futuristic walkways lit from beneath. Long, cool perspectives of modern architecture, rising phosphorescent and eerie from the rubble.

I went inside one of these new buildings. It was like a laboratory, maybe, or a museum. My footsteps echoed on the tile floors.There was a cluster of men, all smoking pipes, gathered around an exhibit in a glass case that gleamed in the dim light and lit their faces ghoulishly from below.

I drew nearer. In the case was a machine revolving slowly on a turntable, a machine with metal parts that slid in and out and collapsed in upon themselves to form new images. An Inca temple… click click click… the Pyramids… the Parthenon.

History passing beneath my very eyes, changing every moment.

'I thought I'd find you here,' said a voice at my elbow.

It was Henry. His gaze was steady and impassive in the dim light. Above his ear, beneath the wire stem of his spectacles, I could just make out the powder burn and the dark hole in his right temple.

I was glad to see him, though not exactly surprised. 'You know,' I said to him, 'everybody is saying that you're dead.'

He stared down at the machine. The Colosseum… click click click… the Pantheon. 'I'm not dead,' he said. 'I'm only having a bit of trouble with my passport.'

'What?'

He cleared his throat. 'My movements are restricted,' he said.

'I no longer have the ability to travel as freely as I would like.'

Hagia Sophia. St. Mark's, in Venice. 'What is this place?' I asked him.

'That information is classified, I'm afraid.'

1 looked around curiously. It seemed that I was the only visitor.

'Is it open to the public?' I said.

'Not generally, no.'

I looked at him. There was so much I wanted to ask him, so much I wanted to say; but somehow I knew there wasn't time and even if there was, that it was all, somehow, beside the point.

'Are you happy here?' I said at last.

He considered this for a moment. 'Not particularly,' he said.

'But you're not very happy where you are, either.'

St. Basil's, in Moscow. Chartres. Salisbury and Amiens. He glanced at his watch.

'I hope you'll excuse me,' he said, 'but I'm late for an appointment.'

He turned from me and walked away. I watched his back receding down the long, gleaming hall.”
Donna Tartt, The Secret History

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The Plaza: The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel The Plaza: The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel (Hardcover)
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Freeing Architecture Freeing Architecture (Paperback)
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Cognitive Architecture: Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment Cognitive Architecture: Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment (Kindle Edition)
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Paris Haussmann: A Model's Relevance Paris Haussmann: A Model's Relevance (Hardcover)
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Architecture, Idology, the City: Aa Words 1 Architecture, Idology, the City: Aa Words 1 (Paperback)
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37 Things One Architect Knows 37 Things One Architect Knows
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Moorish Architecture in Andalusia Moorish Architecture in Andalusia (Hardcover)
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You Belong to the Universe: Buckminster Fuller and the Future You Belong to the Universe: Buckminster Fuller and the Future (Hardcover)
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In Defense of Housing: The Politics of Crisis In Defense of Housing: The Politics of Crisis (Paperback)
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How to Read Modern Buildings: A Crash Course in Architecture of the Modern Era How to Read Modern Buildings: A Crash Course in Architecture of the Modern Era (Paperback)
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Architect and Entrepreneur: A How-to Guide for Innovating Practice: Tactics, Strategies, and Case Studies in Passive Income Architect and Entrepreneur: A How-to Guide for Innovating Practice: Tactics, Strategies, and Case Studies in Passive Income (Kindle Edition)
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Life in the English Country House: A Social and Architectural History Life in the English Country House: A Social and Architectural History (Paperback)
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13 pięter 13 pięter (Hardcover)
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Architecture of First Societies: A Global Perspective Architecture of First Societies: A Global Perspective (Kindle Edition)
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Slow Manifesto: Lebbeus Woods Blog Slow Manifesto: Lebbeus Woods Blog (Paperback)
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Concrete and Culture: A Material History Concrete and Culture: A Material History (Hardcover)
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Louis I Kahn Louis I Kahn (Paperback)
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On Art and Life (Penguin Great Ideas) On Art and Life (Penguin Great Ideas)
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Building, Dwelling, Thinking Building, Dwelling, Thinking
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avg rating 3.99 — 219 ratings — published 1954
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Writings on Cities Writings on Cities (Paperback)
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Local Architecture: Building Place, Craft, and Community Local Architecture: Building Place, Craft, and Community (Hardcover)
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Microshelters: 59 Creative Cabins, Tiny Houses, Tree Houses, and Other Small Structures Microshelters: 59 Creative Cabins, Tiny Houses, Tree Houses, and Other Small Structures (Paperback)
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Mies Van Der Rohe: 1886-1969: the Structure of Space Mies Van Der Rohe: 1886-1969: the Structure of Space (Hardcover)
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Beauty Beauty (Hardcover)
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Landscape Architecture: A Manual of Land Planning and Design Landscape Architecture: A Manual of Land Planning and Design (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 66 ratings — published 1961
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Writing Architecture: A Practical Guide to Clear Communication about the Built Environment Writing Architecture: A Practical Guide to Clear Communication about the Built Environment (Paperback)
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História da Cidade História da Cidade (Paperback)
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Buildings Must Die: A Perverse View of Architecture Buildings Must Die: A Perverse View of Architecture (Hardcover)
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Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives (Hardcover)
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Perspective Made Easy (Dover Art Instruction) Perspective Made Easy (Dover Art Instruction)
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The Feeling of Things By Adam Caruso The Feeling of Things By Adam Caruso (Hardcover)
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How to Make a Japanese House How to Make a Japanese House (Paperback)
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L'urbanisme : utopies et réalités : une anthologie L'urbanisme : utopies et réalités : une anthologie (Paperback)
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From Mud Huts to Skyscrapers From Mud Huts to Skyscrapers (Hardcover)
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تاریخ معماری غرب تاریخ معماری غرب
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Philosophy for Architects (Architecture Briefs) Philosophy for Architects (Architecture Briefs)
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Architectural Research Methods Architectural Research Methods (Paperback)
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Pamphlet Architecture 30: Coupling: Strategies for Infrastructural Opportunism Pamphlet Architecture 30: Coupling: Strategies for Infrastructural Opportunism (Paperback)
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The Urban Revolution The Urban Revolution (Paperback)
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Museum Without Walls Museum Without Walls (Hardcover)
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Detail in Contemporary Glass Architecture Detail in Contemporary Glass Architecture (Paperback)
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Design as Art Design as Art (Paperback)
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Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being (Hardcover)
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Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration (Paperback)
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Down Detour Road: An Architect in Search of Practice (Mit Press) Down Detour Road: An Architect in Search of Practice (Mit Press)
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Noël Coward
“I don't know what London's coming to — the higher the buildings the lower the morals.”
Noël Coward, Collected Sketches and Lyrics

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“Artists use frauds to make human beings seem more wonderful than they really are. Dancers show us human beings who move much more gracefully than human beings really move. Films and books and plays show us people talking much more entertainingly than people really talk, make paltry human enterprises seem important. Singers and musicians show us human beings making sounds far more lovely than human beings really make. Architects give us temples in which something marvelous is obviously going on. Actually, practically nothing is going on.”
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Nano House: Innovations for Small Dwellings Nano House: Innovations for Small Dwellings (Hardcover)
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Heavenly Mansions and other essays on architecture Heavenly Mansions and other essays on architecture (Hardcover)
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The World of Contemporary Architecture The World of Contemporary Architecture (Paperback)
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City of Bits: Space, Place, and the Infobahn (On Architecture) City of Bits: Space, Place, and the Infobahn (On Architecture)
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Places of the Soul: Architecture and Environmental Design as a Healing Art Places of the Soul: Architecture and Environmental Design as a Healing Art (Paperback)
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All Over the Map: Writing on Buildings and Cities All Over the Map: Writing on Buildings and Cities (Hardcover)
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Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations (Key Architecture Series) Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations (Key Architecture Series)
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The Invisible Bridge The Invisible Bridge (Kindle Edition)
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The Earth, the Temple, and the Gods: Greek Sacred Architecture, Revised Edition The Earth, the Temple, and the Gods: Greek Sacred Architecture, Revised Edition (Paperback)
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London Under: The Secret History Beneath the Streets London Under: The Secret History Beneath the Streets (Hardcover)
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Clip, Stamp, Fold: The Radical Architecture of Little Magazines 196X to 197X Clip, Stamp, Fold: The Radical Architecture of Little Magazines 196X to 197X (Hardcover)
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Design Strategies in Architecture: An Approach to the Analysis of Form Design Strategies in Architecture: An Approach to the Analysis of Form (Paperback)
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The Flatiron: The New York Landmark and the Incomparable City That Arose with It The Flatiron: The New York Landmark and the Incomparable City That Arose with It (Hardcover)
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The Iconic Building The Iconic Building (Hardcover)
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Hawksmoor Hawksmoor (Paperback)
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The Practice of Everyday Life The Practice of Everyday Life (Paperback)
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Lost London: 1870-1945 Lost London: 1870-1945 (Hardcover)
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A Constructed View: The Architectural Photography of Julius Shulman A Constructed View: The Architectural Photography of Julius Shulman (Hardcover)
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Labour, Work and Architecture: Collected Essays on Architecture and Design Labour, Work and Architecture: Collected Essays on Architecture and Design (Hardcover)
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Architectural Drawing: A Visual Compendium of Types and Methods (3rd edition) Architectural Drawing: A Visual Compendium of Types and Methods (3rd edition)
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The Architectural Drawing Course /anglais The Architectural Drawing Course /anglais (Paperback)
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Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery (Hardcover)
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On Adam's House in Paradise: The Idea of the Primitive Hut in Architectural History On Adam's House in Paradise: The Idea of the Primitive Hut in Architectural History (Paperback)
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City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America (Paperback)
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Bauhaus Bauhaus (Hardcover)
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The Philosophy of Sustainable Design The Philosophy of Sustainable Design (Hardcover)
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England's Thousand Best Churches England's Thousand Best Churches (Paperback)
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The Story of Modern Architecture The Story of Modern Architecture (Paperback)
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Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites (Paperback)
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The Houses of McKim, Mead & White The Houses of McKim, Mead & White (Hardcover)
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Great Cathedrals Great Cathedrals (Hardcover)
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Structure Systems Structure Systems (Hardcover)
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AIA Guide to Chicago AIA Guide to Chicago (Paperback)
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Buddhist Art and Architecture Buddhist Art and Architecture (Paperback)
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Peter Zumthor. Three Concepts Peter Zumthor. Three Concepts (Paperback)
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One Thousand New York Buildings One Thousand New York Buildings (Paperback)
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Treehouses of the World Treehouses of the World (Hardcover)
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The Architecture of Madness: Insane Asylums in the United States (Architecture, Landscape and Amer Culture) The Architecture of Madness: Insane Asylums in the United States (Architecture, Landscape and Amer Culture)
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Event-Cities Event-Cities (Paperback)
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Home from Nowhere: Remaking Our Everyday World for the 21st Century Home from Nowhere: Remaking Our Everyday World for the 21st Century (Paperback)
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Envisioning Information Envisioning Information (Hardcover)
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Variations on a Theme Park: The New American City and the End of Public Space Variations on a Theme Park: The New American City and the End of Public Space (Paperback)
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Materials for architectural design Materials for architectural design (Paperback)
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architect, verb.: The New Language of Building architect, verb.: The New Language of Building (Hardcover)
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Arquitectura y Critica (GG Básicos) (Spanish Edition) Arquitectura y Critica (GG Básicos) (Spanish Edition)
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Strategic Monoliths and Microservices: Driving Innovation Using Purposeful Architecture Strategic Monoliths and Microservices: Driving Innovation Using Purposeful Architecture (Paperback)
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La idea construida La idea construida (Paperback)
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Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time (Paperback)
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Architecture in Wood: A World History Architecture in Wood: A World History (Hardcover)
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Robert A. Heinlein
“Cheops' Law: Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.”
Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love

Karl Lagerfeld
“We need houses as we need clothes, architecture stimulates fashion. It’s like hunger and thirst — you need them both.”
Karl Lagerfeld

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Architectural Graphic Standards Student Edition: An Abridgement of the 9th Edition Architectural Graphic Standards Student Edition: An Abridgement of the 9th Edition (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 42 ratings — published 1989
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A History of Interior Design A History of Interior Design (Hardcover)
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Architecture Now! 4 Architecture Now! 4 (Hardcover)
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The Good House: Contrast as a Design Tool The Good House: Contrast as a Design Tool (Hardcover)
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Soviet Metro Stations Soviet Metro Stations (Hardcover)
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Drawing Architecture: The Finest Architectural Drawings Through the Ages Drawing Architecture: The Finest Architectural Drawings Through the Ages (Hardcover)
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Underground: A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet Underground: A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet (Hardcover)
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Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (Paperback)
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Designing Software Architectures: A Practical Approach (SEI Series in Software Engineering) Designing Software Architectures: A Practical Approach (SEI Series in Software Engineering)
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Small Architecture Now!: Kleine Bauten / Petite Architecture Small Architecture Now!: Kleine Bauten / Petite Architecture (Paperback)
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The Second Digital Turn: Design Beyond Intelligence The Second Digital Turn: Design Beyond Intelligence (Kindle Edition)
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Zaha Hadid: Complete Works, 1979-2009 Zaha Hadid: Complete Works, 1979-2009 (Hardcover)
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Lives of the Artists, Lives of the Architects (Penguin Design) Lives of the Artists, Lives of the Architects (Penguin Design)
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Lost Futures: The Disappearing Architecture of Post-War Britain Lost Futures: The Disappearing Architecture of Post-War Britain (Hardcover)
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The Girl Before The Girl Before (Hardcover)
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Last Futures: Nature, Technology and the End of Architecture Last Futures: Nature, Technology and the End of Architecture (Hardcover)
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Thinking In Systems: A Primer Thinking In Systems: A Primer (Paperback)
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Classical Architecture Classical Architecture (Hardcover)
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Yona Friedman. The Dilution of Architecture Yona Friedman. The Dilution of Architecture (Paperback)
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The Grand Domestic Revolution: A History of Feminist Designs for American Homes, Neighborhoods and Cities The Grand Domestic Revolution: A History of Feminist Designs for American Homes, Neighborhoods and Cities (Paperback)
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Mysteries of the Mall and Other Essays Mysteries of the Mall and Other Essays (Hardcover)
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Melancholy and Architecture: On Aldo Rossi Melancholy and Architecture: On Aldo Rossi (Hardcover)
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The Making of Home: The 500-Year Story of How Our Houses Became Our Homes The Making of Home: The 500-Year Story of How Our Houses Became Our Homes (Hardcover)
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Brick: A World History Brick: A World History (Hardcover)
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The Social Logic of Space The Social Logic of Space (Paperback)
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Elements Elements (Paperback)
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Mind in Architecture: Neuroscience, Embodiment, and the Future of Design Mind in Architecture: Neuroscience, Embodiment, and the Future of Design (Hardcover)
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An Introduction to Architectural Theory: 1968 to the Present An Introduction to Architectural Theory: 1968 to the Present (Paperback)
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Architectural Composition Architectural Composition (Hardcover)
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Modern Houses: Who Built That?: An Introduction to the Modern House and Their Architects Modern Houses: Who Built That?: An Introduction to the Modern House and Their Architects (Hardcover)
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OASE 91: Building Atmosphere: Material, Detail and Atmosphere in Architectural Practice OASE 91: Building Atmosphere: Material, Detail and Atmosphere in Architectural Practice (Paperback)
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Architectural Body (Modern and Contemporary Poetics) Architectural Body (Modern and Contemporary Poetics)
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Animal Architecture: Photographs of Natural Habitats Animal Architecture: Photographs of Natural Habitats (Hardcover)
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As Little Design as Possible As Little Design as Possible (Hardcover)
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The Green Studio Handbook: Environmental Strategies for Schematic Design The Green Studio Handbook: Environmental Strategies for Schematic Design (Paperback)
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Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia (Paperback)
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Red Fortress: The Secret Heart of Russia's History Red Fortress: The Secret Heart of Russia's History (Hardcover)
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Compact Houses: 50 Creative Floor Plans for Well-Designed Small Homes Compact Houses: 50 Creative Floor Plans for Well-Designed Small Homes (Paperback)
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Da Organização do Espaço Da Organização do Espaço (Paperback)
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Refactoring to Patterns Refactoring to Patterns (Hardcover)
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Ornament: The Politics of Architecture and Subjectivity Ornament: The Politics of Architecture and Subjectivity (Paperback)
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A New Kind of Bleak: Journeys through Urban Britain A New Kind of Bleak: Journeys through Urban Britain (Hardcover)
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On Growth and Form On Growth and Form (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 857 ratings — published 1917
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Oblique Drawing: A History of Anti-Perspective (Writing Architecture) Oblique Drawing: A History of Anti-Perspective (Writing Architecture)
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Journey to the East Journey to the East (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 143 ratings — published 1966
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The Necessity for Ruins and Other Topics The Necessity for Ruins and Other Topics (Paperback)
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The Pinecone: The Story of Sarah Losh, Forgotten Romantic Heroine--Antiquarian, Architect, and Visionary The Pinecone: The Story of Sarah Losh, Forgotten Romantic Heroine--Antiquarian, Architect, and Visionary (Hardcover)
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Tom Kundig: Houses 2: Houses 2 Tom Kundig: Houses 2: Houses 2 (Hardcover)
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Islam: Early Architecture from Baghdad to Jerusalem and Cordoba Islam: Early Architecture from Baghdad to Jerusalem and Cordoba (Hardcover)
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Ezra Pound
“A real building is one on which the eye can light and stay lit.”
Ezra Pound

Libba Bray
“Every city is a ghost.
New buildings rise upon the bones of the old so that each shiny steel bean, each tower of brick carries within it the memories of what has gone before, an architectural haunting. Sometimes you can catch a glimpse of these former incarnations in the awkward angle of a street or filigreed gate, an old oak door peeking out from a new facade, the plaque commemorating the spot that was once a battleground, which became a saloon and is now a park.”
Libba Bray, Lair of Dreams

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Baroque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting Baroque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 106 ratings — published 1977
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Introduction to Architectural Technology Introduction to Architectural Technology (Paperback)
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SHoP: Out of Practice SHoP: Out of Practice (Hardcover)
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UK: Architecture in the United Kingdom UK: Architecture in the United Kingdom (Hardcover)
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Frank Lloyd Wright: Natural Design, Organic Architecture: Lessons for Building Green from an American Original Frank Lloyd Wright: Natural Design, Organic Architecture: Lessons for Building Green from an American Original (Hardcover)
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Junya Ishigami - Another Scale Of Architecture Junya Ishigami - Another Scale Of Architecture (Paperback)
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The Idea of a Town: The Anthropology of Urban Form in Rome, Italy, and The Ancient World The Idea of a Town: The Anthropology of Urban Form in Rome, Italy, and The Ancient World (Paperback)
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Architecture and Violence Architecture and Violence (Paperback)
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The Three Little Pigs: An Architectural Tale The Three Little Pigs: An Architectural Tale (Hardcover)
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Architecture and the Crisis of Modern Science (Mit Press) Architecture and the Crisis of Modern Science (Mit Press)
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The Athens Charter: 2 The Athens Charter: 2 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 133 ratings — published 1938
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Nurturing Dreams: Collected Essays on Architecture and the City Nurturing Dreams: Collected Essays on Architecture and the City (Hardcover)
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How to Read New York: A Crash Course in Big Apple Architecture How to Read New York: A Crash Course in Big Apple Architecture (Paperback)
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Old Buildings, New Designs: Architectural Transformations (Architecture Briefs) Old Buildings, New Designs: Architectural Transformations (Architecture Briefs)
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Antonio Gaudí: Master Architect Antonio Gaudí: Master Architect (Hardcover)
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Inquiry by Design: Environment/Behavior/Neuroscience in Architecture, Interiors, Landscape, and Planning Inquiry by Design: Environment/Behavior/Neuroscience in Architecture, Interiors, Landscape, and Planning (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 74 ratings — published 2006
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Terror and Wonder: Architecture in a Tumultuous Age Terror and Wonder: Architecture in a Tumultuous Age (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.67 — 43 ratings — published 2010
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History of Modern Art History of Modern Art (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 8,509 ratings — published 1968
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Small Eco Houses: Living Green in Style Small Eco Houses: Living Green in Style (Paperback)
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New Treehouses of the World New Treehouses of the World (Hardcover)
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The Annotated Arch: A Crash Course in the History Of Architecture (Volume 2) The Annotated Arch: A Crash Course in the History Of Architecture (Volume 2)
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Wright-Sized Houses: Frank Lloyd Wright's Solutions for Making Small Houses Feel Big Wright-Sized Houses: Frank Lloyd Wright's Solutions for Making Small Houses Feel Big (Hardcover)
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Julius Shulman: Modernism Rediscovered Julius Shulman: Modernism Rediscovered (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 78 ratings — published 2000
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Architecture Now! Vol. 6 Architecture Now! Vol. 6 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 29 ratings — published 2009
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The Sense of Unity : The Sufi Tradition in Persian Architecture The Sense of Unity : The Sufi Tradition in Persian Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.48 — 52 ratings — published 1979
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City: Rediscovering the Center City: Rediscovering the Center (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 223 ratings — published 1989
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Form Follows Fiasco: Why Modern Architecture Hasn't Worked Form Follows Fiasco: Why Modern Architecture Hasn't Worked (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 41 ratings — published 1977
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Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 203 ratings — published 1997
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Mies Van Der Rohe At Work Mies Van Der Rohe At Work (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 37 ratings — published 1974
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Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 3,766 ratings — published 1954
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Modern Architecture Modern Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 32 ratings — published 2001
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Creating a New Old House: Yesterday's Character for Today's Home Creating a New Old House: Yesterday's Character for Today's Home (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 146 ratings — published 2003
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New Forms: Architecture in the 1990s New Forms: Architecture in the 1990s (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.33 — 24 ratings — published 1997
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Identifying American Architecture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, 1600-1945 Identifying American Architecture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, 1600-1945 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 54 ratings — published 1981
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Architecture For Dummies Architecture For Dummies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.53 — 76 ratings — published 2002
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Architectural Representation and the Perspective Hinge Architectural Representation and the Perspective Hinge (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 25 ratings — published 1997
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American Country Houses of the Gilded Age (Sheldon's "Artistic Country-Seats") American Country Houses of the Gilded Age (Sheldon's "Artistic Country-Seats")
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avg rating 4.10 — 48 ratings — published 1982
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SuperDutch : New Architecture in the Netherlands SuperDutch : New Architecture in the Netherlands (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 34 ratings — published 2000
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The Cloisters: Medieval Art and Architecture (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series) The Cloisters: Medieval Art and Architecture (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series)
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avg rating 4.22 — 78 ratings — published 2005
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Le Corbusier Le Grand Le Corbusier Le Grand (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.65 — 43 ratings — published 2008
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Situation Normal (Pamphlet Architecture, 21) Situation Normal (Pamphlet Architecture, 21)
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avg rating 4.22 — 49 ratings — published 1998
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Building Big Building Big (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 213 ratings — published 2000
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Carlo Scarpa: The Complete Works Carlo Scarpa: The Complete Works (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 19 ratings — published 1984
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The Alhambra The Alhambra (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.62 — 257 ratings — published 2004
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Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 70 ratings — published 1978
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Education of An Architect Education of An Architect (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 27 ratings — published 1988
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Atlas of Emotion: Journeys in Art, Architecture, and Film Atlas of Emotion: Journeys in Art, Architecture, and Film (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 85 ratings — published 2002
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The World's Greatest Architecture The World's Greatest Architecture (Hardcover)
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The Feud That Sparked the Renaissance: How Brunelleschi and Ghiberti Changed the Art World The Feud That Sparked the Renaissance: How Brunelleschi and Ghiberti Changed the Art World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 419 ratings — published 2002
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Frank Gehry, Architect Frank Gehry, Architect (Paperback)
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Paul & Kiki's Guide to Vacationing in Italy by Paul  StuartA Thousand Days in Tuscany by Marlena de BlasiThe Tuscan Secret by Angela PetchNow and Then in Tuscany by Angela PetchUnder the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
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Sublime Spaces and Visionary Worlds by Leslie UmbergerTorching the Fink Books and Other Essays on Vernacular Culture by Archie GreenSouls Grown Deep, Vol. 1 by William Arnett...i listen to the wind that obliterates my traces by Steve RodenHarry Smith by Andrew Perchuk
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“The Talmud states, "Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly now, love mercy now, walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.”
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The Brown Decades: A Study of the Arts in America, 1865-1895 The Brown Decades: A Study of the Arts in America, 1865-1895 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.64 — 70 ratings — published 1971
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Phylogenesis Phylogenesis (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 50 ratings — published 2003
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Taj Mahal: A Love Affair at the Heart of the Moghul Empire Taj Mahal: A Love Affair at the Heart of the Moghul Empire (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 666 ratings — published 2006
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Discovering the Vernacular Landscape Discovering the Vernacular Landscape (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 122 ratings — published 1984
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Transmaterial: A Catalog of Materials that Redefine our Physical Environment Transmaterial: A Catalog of Materials that Redefine our Physical Environment (Paperback)
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مصالح و ساختمان مصالح و ساختمان (Paperback)
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The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City (Chicago Visions and Revisions) The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City (Chicago Visions and Revisions)
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avg rating 3.52 — 438 ratings — published 2006
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Great American Houses and Their Architectural Styles Great American Houses and Their Architectural Styles (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 49 ratings — published 1994
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Mimarlık Üzerine Mimarlık Üzerine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 76 ratings — published 2002
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Someone Builds the Dream Someone Builds the Dream (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,348 ratings — published 2021
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Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today’s Housing Crisis Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today’s Housing Crisis (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 124 ratings — published 2020
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The Architecture of Trees The Architecture of Trees (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.55 — 56 ratings — published
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Mimarın Soluğu: Peter Zumthor Mimarlığı Üzerine Denemeler Mimarın Soluğu: Peter Zumthor Mimarlığı Üzerine Denemeler (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 80 ratings — published
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Designing Event-Driven Systems Designing Event-Driven Systems (ebook)
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avg rating 3.84 — 328 ratings — published
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Habitar (Spanish Edition) Habitar (Spanish Edition)
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avg rating 4.37 — 202 ratings — published
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Man-Made Wonders of the World (DK Wonders of the World) Man-Made Wonders of the World (DK Wonders of the World)
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avg rating 4.11 — 97 ratings — published
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Gropius: The Man Who Built the Bauhaus Gropius: The Man Who Built the Bauhaus (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 169 ratings — published 2019
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Ruin and Redemption in Architecture Ruin and Redemption in Architecture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 15 ratings — published
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The Age of Spectacle: Adventures in Architecture and the 21st-Century City The Age of Spectacle: Adventures in Architecture and the 21st-Century City (ebook)
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avg rating 4.00 — 78 ratings — published 2017
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Ballpark: Baseball in the American City Ballpark: Baseball in the American City (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 772 ratings — published 2019
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Elemental: Incremental Housing and Participatory Design Manual Elemental: Incremental Housing and Participatory Design Manual (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 19 ratings — published 2010
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Le Corbusier - An Analysis of Form Le Corbusier - An Analysis of Form (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 42 ratings — published 1984
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The Battle for Home: The Vision of a Young Architect in Syria The Battle for Home: The Vision of a Young Architect in Syria (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 294 ratings — published 2016
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Architecture and Capitalism: 1845 to the Present Architecture and Capitalism: 1845 to the Present (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 17 ratings — published 2013
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Law for Architects: What You Need to Know Law for Architects: What You Need to Know (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 53 ratings — published 2012
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Lina Bo Bardi Lina Bo Bardi (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 13 ratings — published 2013
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Architectural Details: A Visual Guide to 5000 Years of Building Styles Architectural Details: A Visual Guide to 5000 Years of Building Styles (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 19 ratings — published 2017
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The Art of Scalability: Scalable Web Architecture, Processes, and Organizations for the Modern Enterprise The Art of Scalability: Scalable Web Architecture, Processes, and Organizations for the Modern Enterprise (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 343 ratings — published 2009
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Street Smart: A Fifty-Year Mistake Set Right and the Great Urban Revival Street Smart: A Fifty-Year Mistake Set Right and the Great Urban Revival (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 651 ratings — published 2015
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The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 110 ratings — published 1993
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The Bauhaus: 1919-1933: Reform and Avant-garde The Bauhaus: 1919-1933: Reform and Avant-garde (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 183 ratings — published 2006
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Maya Lin: Topologies Maya Lin: Topologies (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 30 ratings — published 1998
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African Modernism: The Architecture of Independence. Ghana, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Zambia African Modernism: The Architecture of Independence. Ghana, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Zambia (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.67 — 9 ratings — published 2015
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The Granite Garden: Urban Nature And Human Design The Granite Garden: Urban Nature And Human Design (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 96 ratings — published 1984
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آشنایی با معماری معاصر از شرق تا غرب آشنایی با معماری معاصر از شرق تا غرب (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.58 — 48 ratings — published 2012
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The Bauhaus: 1919 - 1933 : Reform and Avant-garde The Bauhaus: 1919 - 1933 : Reform and Avant-garde (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 144 ratings — published
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Seeking New York: The Stories Behind the Historic Architecture of Manhattan--One Building at a Time Seeking New York: The Stories Behind the Historic Architecture of Manhattan--One Building at a Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 88 ratings — published 2015
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Critique of Everyday Life Critique of Everyday Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 625 ratings — published 1947
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Robert Moses: The Master Builder of New York City Robert Moses: The Master Builder of New York City (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.34 — 595 ratings — published 2014
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Zaczyn. O Zofii i Oskarze Hansenach Zaczyn. O Zofii i Oskarze Hansenach (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 594 ratings — published 2013
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Preservation Is Overtaking Us (GSAPP Transcripts, 1) Preservation Is Overtaking Us (GSAPP Transcripts, 1)
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avg rating 3.95 — 37 ratings — published 2014
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Concept Sourcebook - A Vocabulary of Architectural Forms Concept Sourcebook - A Vocabulary of Architectural Forms (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 76 ratings — published
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Les murailles de Samaris (Les Cités obscures, #1) Les murailles de Samaris (Les Cités obscures, #1)
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avg rating 3.93 — 939 ratings — published 1983
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Cape Cod Modern: Midcentury Architecture and Community on the Outer Cape Cape Cod Modern: Midcentury Architecture and Community on the Outer Cape (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 63 ratings — published 2014
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Charles & Ray Eames: 1907-1978, 1912-1988 : Pioneers of Mid-Century Modernism Charles & Ray Eames: 1907-1978, 1912-1988 : Pioneers of Mid-Century Modernism (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 147 ratings — published 2013
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Le Corbusier Redrawn: The Houses Le Corbusier Redrawn: The Houses (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.50 — 36 ratings — published 2012
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Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers (6) (Women of Action) Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers (6) (Women of Action)
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avg rating 3.74 — 93 ratings — published 2013
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Continuous delivery Continuous delivery (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 3,233 ratings — published 2010
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Time-Saver Standards for Housing and Residential Development Time-Saver Standards for Housing and Residential Development (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 265 ratings — published 1994
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“A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight.”
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“Cheops' Law: Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.”
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Vitruvius: On Architecture, Volume I, Books 1-5 (Loeb Classical Library No. 251) Vitruvius: On Architecture, Volume I, Books 1-5 (Loeb Classical Library No. 251)
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avg rating 3.93 — 54 ratings — published 1931
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Young Frank, Architect: A Picture Book Young Frank, Architect: A Picture Book (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 284 ratings — published 2013
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12 Essential Skills for Software Architects 12 Essential Skills for Software Architects (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 124 ratings — published 2011
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Exercises in Architecture: Learning to Think as an Architect Exercises in Architecture: Learning to Think as an Architect (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.82 — 28 ratings — published 2012
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Proportion: Science, Philosophy, Architecture Proportion: Science, Philosophy, Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 13 ratings — published 1999
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Rice's Church Primer Rice's Church Primer (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 64 ratings — published 2013
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Paris Reborn: Napoléon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Quest to Build a Modern City Paris Reborn: Napoléon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Quest to Build a Modern City (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.73 — 481 ratings — published 2013
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Rastersysteme für die visuelle Gestaltung - Grid systems in Graphic Design Rastersysteme für die visuelle Gestaltung - Grid systems in Graphic Design (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 4,081 ratings — published 1996
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Housing and Urbanization: Building Solutions for People and Cities Housing and Urbanization: Building Solutions for People and Cities (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 96 ratings — published 2000
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Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2012 International Building Code Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2012 International Building Code (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 46 ratings — published 2012
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The Culture of Cities (Book 2) The Culture of Cities (Book 2)
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avg rating 4.06 — 139 ratings — published 1938
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R. M. Schindler: 1887-1953: An Exploration of Space R. M. Schindler: 1887-1953: An Exploration of Space (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.50 — 32 ratings — published 1999
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Architecture in Detail II Architecture in Detail II (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.64 — 11 ratings — published 2010
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All That Is Solid Melts Into Air: The Experience of Modernity All That Is Solid Melts Into Air: The Experience of Modernity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 2,928 ratings — published 1982
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Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.45 — 1,490 ratings — published 2008
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Space and Learning: Lessons in Architecture 3 Space and Learning: Lessons in Architecture 3 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 21 ratings — published 2007
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A Critic Writes: Selected Essays by Reyner Banham (Centennial Books) A Critic Writes: Selected Essays by Reyner Banham (Centennial Books)
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avg rating 4.54 — 13 ratings — published 1996
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Struktur dan Arsitektur (Edisi Kedua) Struktur dan Arsitektur (Edisi Kedua)
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avg rating 4.10 — 52 ratings — published 1994
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New City Spaces New City Spaces (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 59 ratings — published 2001
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Lord Norman Foster Lord Norman Foster (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 79 ratings — published 2010
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The Four Elements of Architecture and Other Writings (Res Monographs in Anthropology and Aesthetics) The Four Elements of Architecture and Other Writings (Res Monographs in Anthropology and Aesthetics)
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avg rating 3.78 — 18 ratings — published 2011
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The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life) The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)
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avg rating 3.90 — 6,802 ratings — published 2006
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The Lost Meaning of Classical Architecture: Speculations on Ornament from Vitruvius to Venturi The Lost Meaning of Classical Architecture: Speculations on Ornament from Vitruvius to Venturi (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.61 — 33 ratings — published 1992
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The Diagrams of Architecture: AD Reader The Diagrams of Architecture: AD Reader (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 30 ratings — published 2010
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The Architecture of Emergence: The Evolution of Form in Nature and Civilisation The Architecture of Emergence: The Evolution of Form in Nature and Civilisation (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 13 ratings — published 2010
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The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 8,748 ratings — published 2011
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The Fate of Place: A Philosophical History The Fate of Place: A Philosophical History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 107 ratings — published 1997
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Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250 Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 145 ratings — published 1988
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The Architecture Student's Handbook of Professional Practice The Architecture Student's Handbook of Professional Practice (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.53 — 30 ratings — published 2008
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10x10 3 10x10 3 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 16 ratings — published 2009
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 4,527 ratings — published 2004
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Architects' Sketchbooks Architects' Sketchbooks (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 41 ratings — published 2011
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Archispeak: An Illustrated Guide to Architectural Terms Archispeak: An Illustrated Guide to Architectural Terms (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 17 ratings — published 2004
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Walls Within Walls Walls Within Walls (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,667 ratings — published 2010
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Gender Space Architecture (Architext) Gender Space Architecture (Architext)
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avg rating 4.38 — 45 ratings — published 1999
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20th-century Architecture: The Structures That Shaped the Century 20th-century Architecture: The Structures That Shaped the Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 32 ratings — published 1998
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Frank Lloyd Wright (Critical Lives) Frank Lloyd Wright (Critical Lives)
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avg rating 4.29 — 51 ratings — published 1997
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Greek Architecture Greek Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 60 ratings — published 1957
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Reveal: Studio Gang Architects Reveal: Studio Gang Architects (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.41 — 29 ratings — published 2011
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Architectural Drawing (Portfolio Skills) Architectural Drawing (Portfolio Skills)
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avg rating 3.92 — 37 ratings — published 2010
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Eccentric Spaces (Mit Press) Eccentric Spaces (Mit Press)
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avg rating 4.03 — 58 ratings — published 1977
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Digital Culture in Architecture: An Introduction for the Design Professions Digital Culture in Architecture: An Introduction for the Design Professions (Perfect Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 22 ratings — published 2010
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Building with Earth: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture Building with Earth: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 42 ratings — published 2006
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Architecture: Residential Drawing and Design Architecture: Residential Drawing and Design (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 21 ratings — published 1984
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Piranesi: The Complete Etchings Piranesi: The Complete Etchings (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 89 ratings — published 1999
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Cities Under Siege: The New Military Urbanism Cities Under Siege: The New Military Urbanism (Hardcover)
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A Hut of One's Own: Life Outside the Circle of Architecture A Hut of One's Own: Life Outside the Circle of Architecture (Paperback)
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Walter Gropius: 1883- 1969 the Promoter of a New Form Walter Gropius: 1883- 1969 the Promoter of a New Form (Paperback)
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Triumvirate: McKim, Mead & White: Art, Architecture, Scandal, and Class in America's Gilded Age Triumvirate: McKim, Mead & White: Art, Architecture, Scandal, and Class in America's Gilded Age (Hardcover)
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Round Buildings, Square Buildings, and Buildings that Wiggle Like a Fish Round Buildings, Square Buildings, and Buildings that Wiggle Like a Fish (Hardcover)
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Winston S. Churchill
“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.”
Winston S Churchill

Libba Bray
“Every city is a ghost.
New buildings rise upon the bones of the old so that each shiny steel bean, each tower of brick carries within it the memories of what has gone before, an architectural haunting. Sometimes you can catch a glimpse of these former incarnations in the awkward angle of a street or filigreed gate, an old oak door peeking out from a new facade, the plaque commemorating the spot that was once a battleground, which became a saloon and is now a park.”
Libba Bray, Lair of Dreams

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Civilisation Civilisation (Paperback)
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Outside the Not So Big House: Creating the Landscape of Home Outside the Not So Big House: Creating the Landscape of Home (Hardcover)
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Micro: Very Small Buildings Micro: Very Small Buildings (Hardcover)
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Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster (Paperback)
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Cities and the Wealth of Nations: Principles of Economic Life Cities and the Wealth of Nations: Principles of Economic Life (Mass Market Paperback)
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Buckminster Fuller's Universe: His Life and Work Buckminster Fuller's Universe: His Life and Work (Paperback)
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740 Park: The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building 740 Park: The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building (Paperback)
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What is Architecture?: An Essay on Landscapes, Buildings, and Machines What is Architecture?: An Essay on Landscapes, Buildings, and Machines (Paperback)
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The Gothic Cathedral The Gothic Cathedral (Paperback)
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A History of the Future A History of the Future (Hardcover)
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Koenig Pierre 1925-2004 Koenig Pierre 1925-2004 (Paperback)
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The Art and Architecture of Persia The Art and Architecture of Persia (Hardcover)
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Architecture: The World's Greatest Buildings Explored and Explained Architecture: The World's Greatest Buildings Explored and Explained (Hardcover)
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Nightlands: Nordic Building Nightlands: Nordic Building (Paperback)
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The City of Falling Angels The City of Falling Angels (Paperback)
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Morality and Architecture Revisited Morality and Architecture Revisited (Paperback)
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The Opulent Interiors of the Gilded Age: All 203 Photographs from "Artistic Houses," with New Text (Dover Architecture) The Opulent Interiors of the Gilded Age: All 203 Photographs from "Artistic Houses," with New Text (Dover Architecture)
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Supermodernism Supermodernism (Paperback)
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Lost Wright Lost Wright (Hardcover)
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Islamic Art and Architecture (The World of Art) Islamic Art and Architecture (The World of Art)
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Differences: Topographies of Contemporary Architecture (Writing Architecture) Differences: Topographies of Contemporary Architecture (Writing Architecture)
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Finding Form: Towards an Architecture of the Minimal Finding Form: Towards an Architecture of the Minimal (Hardcover)
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Future City: Experiment and Utopia in Architecture Future City: Experiment and Utopia in Architecture (Paperback)
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Critical Path Critical Path (Paperback)
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Alvaro Siza 1958-2000 (El Croquis 68/69 + 95) Alvaro Siza 1958-2000 (El Croquis 68/69 + 95)
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Álvaro Siza: Complete Works Álvaro Siza: Complete Works (Paperback)
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Bridges: A History of the World's Most Famous and Important Spans Bridges: A History of the World's Most Famous and Important Spans (Hardcover)
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Herzog & de Meuron: Natural History Herzog & de Meuron: Natural History (Hardcover)
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In Detail: Building Skins (In Detail (englisch)) In Detail: Building Skins (In Detail (englisch))
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Visionary Architecture: Blueprints of the Modern Imagination Visionary Architecture: Blueprints of the Modern Imagination (Hardcover)
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Edge of a City (Pamphlet Architecture, 13) Edge of a City (Pamphlet Architecture, 13)
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American Bungalow Style American Bungalow Style (Hardcover)
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The Architecture of Deconstruction: Derrida's Haunt The Architecture of Deconstruction: Derrida's Haunt (Hardcover)
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The Shingle Style Today: Or The Historian's Revenge The Shingle Style Today: Or The Historian's Revenge (Paperback)
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Le Corbusier: Architect of the Twentieth Century Le Corbusier: Architect of the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)
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Bizarre Buildings Bizarre Buildings (Hardcover)
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The Architecture of John Lautner The Architecture of John Lautner (Hardcover)
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The State of Architecture at the Beginning of the 21st Century (Columbia Books of Architecture) The State of Architecture at the Beginning of the 21st Century (Columbia Books of Architecture)
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Morphosis Morphosis (Hardcover)
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Event-Cities 3: Concept vs. Context vs. Content (Mit Press) Event-Cities 3: Concept vs. Context vs. Content (Mit Press)
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Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820-2000 Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820-2000 (Paperback)
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Makers of Modern Architecture: From Frank Lloyd Wright to Frank Gehry (New York Review Books (Hardcover)) Makers of Modern Architecture: From Frank Lloyd Wright to Frank Gehry (New York Review Books (Hardcover))
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Urban Forms Urban Forms (Paperback)
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Heaven on Earth: The Lives and Legacies of the World's Greatest Cathedrals Heaven on Earth: The Lives and Legacies of the World's Greatest Cathedrals (Hardcover)
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Unbuilt: Radical Visions Of A Future That Never Arrived Unbuilt: Radical Visions Of A Future That Never Arrived (Hardcover)
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Style w architekturze Style w architekturze (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 81 ratings — published 1982
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Body and Building: Essays on the Changing Relation of Body and Architecture Body and Building: Essays on the Changing Relation of Body and Architecture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 12 ratings — published 2002
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Radical Architecture of the Future Radical Architecture of the Future (Hardcover)
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The Art of Earth Architecture: Past, Present, Future The Art of Earth Architecture: Past, Present, Future (Hardcover)
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Christopher Hitchens
“Sooner or later, all talk among foreigners in Pyongyang turns to one imponderable subject. Do the locals really believe what they are told, and do they truly revere Fat Man and Little Boy? I have been a visiting writer in several authoritarian and totalitarian states, and usually the question answers itself. Someone in a café makes an offhand remark. A piece of ironic graffiti is scrawled in the men's room. Some group at the university issues some improvised leaflet. The glacier begins to melt; a joke makes the rounds and the apparently immovable regime suddenly looks vulnerable and absurd. But it's almost impossible to convey the extent to which North Korea just isn't like that. South Koreans who met with long-lost family members after the June rapprochement were thunderstruck at the way their shabby and thin northern relatives extolled Fat Man and Little Boy. Of course, they had been handpicked, but they stuck to their line.

There's a possible reason for the existence of this level of denial, which is backed up by an indescribable degree of surveillance and indoctrination. A North Korean citizen who decided that it was all a lie and a waste would have to face the fact that his life had been a lie and a waste also. The scenes of hysterical grief when Fat Man died were not all feigned; there might be a collective nervous breakdown if it was suddenly announced that the Great Leader had been a verbose and arrogant fraud. Picture, if you will, the abrupt deprogramming of more than 20 million Moonies or Jonestowners, who are suddenly informed that it was all a cruel joke and there's no longer anybody to tell them what to do. There wouldn't be enough Kool-Aid to go round. I often wondered how my guides kept straight faces. The streetlights are turned out all over Pyongyang—which is the most favored city in the country—every night. And the most prominent building on the skyline, in a town committed to hysterical architectural excess, is the Ryugyong Hotel. It's 105 floors high, and from a distance looks like a grotesquely enlarged version of the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco (or like a vast and cumbersome missile on a launchpad). The crane at its summit hasn't moved in years; it's a grandiose and incomplete ruin in the making. 'Under construction,' say the guides without a trace of irony. I suppose they just keep two sets of mental books and live with the contradiction for now.”
Christopher Hitchens, Love, Poverty, and War: Journeys and Essays

Michelangelo Buonarroti
“The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.”
Michelangelo

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Homes for Our Time: Contemporary Houses from Chile to China Homes for Our Time: Contemporary Houses from Chile to China (Hardcover)
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Trans-Europe Express Trans-Europe Express (Mass Market Paperback)
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Get Your Hands Dirty on Clean Architecture: A hands-on guide to creating clean web applications with code examples in Java Get Your Hands Dirty on Clean Architecture: A hands-on guide to creating clean web applications with code examples in Java (Kindle Edition)
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Leonardo's Notebooks Leonardo's Notebooks (Hardcover)
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Cabin Porn Inside Cabin Porn Inside (Hardcover)
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The Dutch House The Dutch House (Hardcover)
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Modern Architecture A-Z Modern Architecture A-Z (Hardcover)
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City on a Hill: Urban Idealism in America from the Puritans to the Present City on a Hill: Urban Idealism in America from the Puritans to the Present (Hardcover)
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Beautiful Architecture: Leading Thinkers Reveal the Hidden Beauty in Software Design Beautiful Architecture: Leading Thinkers Reveal the Hidden Beauty in Software Design (Paperback)
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Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses (Hardcover)
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The Shaping of Us: How Everyday Spaces Structure our Lives, Behaviour, and Well-Being The Shaping of Us: How Everyday Spaces Structure our Lives, Behaviour, and Well-Being (Paperback)
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Technology Strategy Patterns: Architecture as Strategy Technology Strategy Patterns: Architecture as Strategy (Kindle Edition)
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Ricardo Bofill: Visions of Architecture Ricardo Bofill: Visions of Architecture (Hardcover)
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Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture 2 (Detail, 2) Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture 2 (Detail, 2)
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Spomenik Monument Database Spomenik Monument Database (Hardcover)
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Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948–1980 Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948–1980 (Hardcover)
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Architectures of Time: Toward a Theory of the Event in Modernist Culture Architectures of Time: Toward a Theory of the Event in Modernist Culture (Paperback)
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Lost New York Lost New York (Paperback)
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Handbook of Tyranny: Theo Deutinger Handbook of Tyranny: Theo Deutinger (Hardcover)
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Albert Speer: Architecture 1932-1942 Albert Speer: Architecture 1932-1942 (Hardcover)
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Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (Hardcover)
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The Architecture School Survival Guide The Architecture School Survival Guide (Hardcover)
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
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Black: Architecture in Monochrome Black: Architecture in Monochrome (Hardcover)
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Critical Regionalism: Architecture and Identity in a Globalized World (Architecture in Focus) Critical Regionalism: Architecture and Identity in a Globalized World (Architecture in Focus)
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The Natural House Book The Natural House Book (Paperback)
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Sensual Home Sensual Home (Paperback)
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The Shape of the World: A Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright The Shape of the World: A Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright (Hardcover)
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The Address The Address (Hardcover)
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Software Architecture for Developers: Volume 2 - Visualise, document and explore your software architecture Software Architecture for Developers: Volume 2 - Visualise, document and explore your software architecture (ebook)
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avg rating 3.82 — 147 ratings — published 2015
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Shigeru Ban: Paper in Architecture Shigeru Ban: Paper in Architecture (Hardcover)
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Paths Uncharted Paths Uncharted (Paperback)
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L'Allégorie du patrimoine L'Allégorie du patrimoine (Paperback)
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Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston (Hardcover)
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The Roundabout Revolutions The Roundabout Revolutions (Paperback)
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História da Arquitetura Moderna História da Arquitetura Moderna (Paperback)
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Architecture Words 1: Supercritical Architecture Words 1: Supercritical (Kindle Edition)
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معماری معاصر ایران: در تکاپوی بین سنت و مدرنیته معماری معاصر ایران: در تکاپوی بین سنت و مدرنیته (Hardcover)
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Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World (Hardcover)
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Canon of the Five Orders of Architecture (Dover Architecture) Canon of the Five Orders of Architecture (Dover Architecture)
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Architecture after Revolution (Sternberg Press) Architecture after Revolution (Sternberg Press)
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Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies (Revised) Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies (Revised)
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Hyperart: Thomasson Hyperart: Thomasson (Paperback)
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The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture (Hardcover)
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Fire and Memory: On Architecture and Energy (Writing Architecture) Fire and Memory: On Architecture and Energy (Writing Architecture)
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Elements of Venice Elements of Venice (Paperback)
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The Modernist City: An Anthropological Critique of Brasilia The Modernist City: An Anthropological Critique of Brasilia (Paperback)
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Kengo Kuma: Selected Works Kengo Kuma: Selected Works (Paperback)
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